Ghrelin, a novel growth hormone-releasing acylated peptide, is synthesized in a distinct endocrine cell type in the gastrointestinal tracts of rats and humans

Endocrinology

Volumn 141, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 4255-4261

  Date, Y ^a   Kojima, M ^a   Hosoda, H ^a   Sawaguchi, A ^a   Mondal, M S ^a   Suganuma, T ^a   Matsukura, S ^a   Kangawa, K ^a   Nakazato, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; RELEASING FACTOR;

ACYLATION; ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ENDOCRINE CELL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STOMACH; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH PARIETAL CELL;

EID: 0033679897     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.141.11.7757     Document Type: Article

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