Ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin: Two major forms of rat ghrelin peptide in gastrointestinal tissue

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 279, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 909-913

  Hosoda, Hiroshi ^a   Kojima, Masayasu ^a   Matsuo, Hisayuki ^a   Kangawa, Kenji ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Des acyl ghrelin; Ghrelin; Growth hormone; Growth hormone secretagogue; Molecular form; Octanoyl modification; Radioimmunoassay; Rat; Stomach

Indexed keywords

DES N OCTANOYLGHRELIN; GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; OCTANOIC ACID; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034731310     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.4039     Document Type: Article

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