Ghrelin gene expression is age-dependent and influenced by gender and the level of circulating IGF-I

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 97-103

  Liu, Ye Lauren ^a   Yakar, Shoshana ^b   Otero Corchon, Veronica ^c   Low, Malcolm J ^c   Liu, Jun Li ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age dependence; Gender; Ghrelin mRNA; IGF I

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENDER; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; GROWTH RATE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CYCLOPHILINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PREGNANCY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STOMACH;

EID: 0037187322     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(01)00742-0     Document Type: Article

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