Potential of ghrelin as a therapeutic approach for gastrointestinal motility disorders

Current Opinion in Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 553-558

  Peeters, Theo Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEMCINAL; CAPSAICIN; GHRELIN; GHRELIN AGONIST; GHRELIN ANTAGONIST; GHRELIN RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE; HORMONE RECEPTOR; IBUTAMOREN; MORPHINE; MOTILIN; MOTILIN AGONIST; MOTILIN ANTAGONIST; PEPTIDE HORMONE; PEPTIDE HORMONE ANTAGONIST; PEPTIDE HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROKINETIC AGENT; TZP 101; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONSTIPATION; CROSS REACTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY DISORDER; GASTROINTESTINAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; ILEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH PARESIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MOTILIN; PEPTIDE HORMONES;

EID: 33750496964     PISSN: 14714892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2006.08.005     Document Type: Review

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