Theo Thijs

Bitter taste receptors and α-gustducin regulate the secretion of ghrelin with functional effects on food intake and gastric emptying

Sara Janssen, Jorien Laermans, Pieter–Jan Verhulst et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 316 citations · Full text

Comparison of the gastroprokinetic effects of ghrelin, GHRP-6 and motilin in rats in vivo and in vitro

Inge Depoortere, Benedicte Y. De Winter, Theo Thijs et al. · European Journal of Pharmacology · 2005 · 142 citations

Animal Physiology, Gastroprokinetic Effects, Gastrointestinal Pharmacology +7

Targeting extra-oral bitter taste receptors modulates gastrointestinal motility with effects on satiation

Bert Avau, Alessandra Rotondo, Theo Thijs et al. · Scientific Reports · 2015 · 126 citations · Full text

Desensitization of the Human Motilin Receptor by Motilides

Leen Thielemans, Inge Depoortere, Jason Perret et al. · Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics · 2005 · 100 citations · Full text

The circadian clock regulates the diurnal levels of microbial short‐chain fatty acids and their rhythmic effects on colon contractility in mice

Anneleen Segers, Louis Desmet, Theo Thijs et al. · Acta Physiologica · 2018 · 97 citations · Full text