Ghrelin and Feedback Systems

Vitamins and Hormones

Volumn 77, Issue , 2007, Pages 149-170

  Nonogaki, Katsunori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUNGER; MOUSE; OBESITY; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EATING; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HUNGER; MICE; OBESITY; RATS;

EID: 35648977537     PISSN: 00836729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0083-6729(06)77007-8     Document Type: Review

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