GOAT: The master switch for the ghrelin system?

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Romero, Amparo ^a,b   Kirchner, Henriette ^c,d   Heppner, Kristy ^c,d   Pfluger, Paul T ^c,d   Tschöp, Matthias H ^c,d   Nogueiras, Ruben ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; GHRELIN; GHRELIN O ACYLTRANSFERASE; GHRELIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACYLATION; ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; GHRELIN; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77954127564     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-10-0099     Document Type: Review

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