Ghrelin, des-acyl ghrelin and obestatin: Three pieces of the same puzzle

Peptides

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1255-1270

  Soares, João Bruno ^a   Leite Moreira, Adelino F ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Des acyl ghrelin; Ghrelin; Ghrelin gene; GHS R1a; Obestatin

Indexed keywords

DES ACYL GHRELIN; GENE PRODUCT; GHRELIN; OBESTATIN;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; APPETITE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; LIPID METABOLISM; LUNG FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ACYLATION; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; HUMANS; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL;

EID: 44649098808     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2008.02.018     Document Type: Review

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