Upregulation of ghrelin expression in the stomach upon fasting, insulin-induced hypoglycemia, and leptin administration

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 281, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1220-1225

  Toshinai, Koji ^a   Mondal, Muhtashan S ^a   Nakazato, Masamitsu ^a   Date, Yukari ^a   Murakami, Noboru ^b   Kojima, Masayasu ^c   Kangawa, Kenji ^c   Matsukura, Shigeru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Db db mice; Energy balance; Ghrelin; Insulin; Leptin

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY BALANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STOMACH; STOMACH FUNDUS;

EID: 0034809159     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4518     Document Type: Article

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