Ghrelin and its biological effects on pigs

Peptides

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1203-1211

  Dong, Xiao Ying ^a   Xu, Jian ^a   Tang, Sheng Qiu ^a   Li, Hai Yun ^b   Jiang, Qing Yan ^b   Zou, Xiao Ting ^c  

^a SHAOGUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Function; Ghrelin; GHS R; Peptide; Pig

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GHRELIN RECEPTOR; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE RECEPTOR;

ADIPOCYTE; APOPTOSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIET RESTRICTION; ENZYME RELEASE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL PROLIFERATION; EATING; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; RECEPTORS, GHRELIN; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 67349246465     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2009.03.001     Document Type: Review

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