Growth hormone secretagogue receptor antagonists as potential therapeutic agents for obesity

Drug Development Research

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 50-54

  Zhao, Hongyu ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antagonist; Ghrelin; Growth hormone secretagogue receptor

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; APPETITE STIMULANT; GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ISOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BODY WEIGHT; DRUG STRUCTURE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 27644576034     PISSN: 02724391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddr.20011     Document Type: Review

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