Kenji Kangawa

Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach

Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, Yukari Date et al. · Nature · 1999 · 8.5K citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Endocrinology +10

A role for ghrelin in the central regulation of feeding

Masamitsu Nakazato, Noboru Murakami, Yukari Date et al. · Nature · 2001 · 3.4K citations

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Physiology +12

Adrenomedullin: A Novel Hypotensive Peptide Isolated from Human Pheochromocytoma

Kenichiro Kitamura, Kenji Kangawa, Masashi Kawamoto et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1993 · 2.2K citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Pharmacology +7

A new natriuretic peptide in porcine brain

Tetsuji Sudoh, Kenji Kangawa, Naoto Minamino et al. · Nature · 1988 · 1.8K citations

Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Physiology +6

Ghrelin, a Novel Growth Hormone-Releasing Acylated Peptide, Is Synthesized in a Distinct Endocrine Cell Type in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Rats and Humans¹

Yukari Date, Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda et al. · Endocrinology · 2000 · 1.8K citations

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Physiology +17