Ghrelin tissue distribution: Comparison between gene and protein expression

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-121

  Ghelardoni, S ^a   Carnicelli, V ^a   Frascarelli, S ^a   Ronca Testoni, S ^a   Zucchi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enzyme immunoassay; Fasting; Gene expression; Ghrelin; Growth hormone

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN TISSUE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE METABOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIVER; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PANCREAS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVARY GLAND; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

EID: 33645572871     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344083     Document Type: Article

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