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

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Endocrinology

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The Distribution and Mechanism of Action of Ghrelin in the CNS Demonstrates a Novel Hypothalamic Circuit Regulating Energy Homeostasis

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The Tissue Distribution of the mRNA of Ghrelin and Subtypes of Its Receptor, GHS-R, in Humans

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The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

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A Highly Efficient Escherichia coli-Based Chromosome Engineering System Adapted for Recombinogenic Targeting and Subcloning of BAC DNA

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Genomics

EngineeringBac DnaGenetic TechnologyNatural SciencesMolecular Biology +7

Identification of the Acyltransferase that Octanoylates Ghrelin, an Appetite-Stimulating Peptide Hormone

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Cell

BiosynthesisAppetite ControlBiochemistryEndocrine MechanismMedicine +7

Ghrelin is an appetite-stimulatory signal from stomach with structural resemblance to motilin

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Gastroenterology

Energy HomeostasisAppetite ControlBiochemistryMedicinePhysiology +6

Expression of ghrelin receptor mRNA in the rat and the mouse brain

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The Journal of Comparative Neurology