Ghrelin: A new peptide regulating growth hormone release and food intake

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1420-1424

  De Vriese, Carine ^a   Delporte, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Appetite regulation; Energy homeostasis; Ghrelin; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

FAT; GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENERGY; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID STORAGE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS SECRETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; STOMACH MOTILITY; TURNOVER TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 43049127435     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2007.04.020     Document Type: Short Survey

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