Endocrine impact of Helicobacter pylori: Focus on ghrelin and ghrelin o -acyltransferase

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1249-1260

  Jeffery, Penny L ^a   McGuckin, Michael A ^a   Linden, Sara K ^b  

^a MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Appetite; Ghrelin; Ghrelin o acyltransferase; Helicobacter pylori; Infection; Inflammation; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; GHRELIN; GHRELIN O ACYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APPETITE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CROHN DISEASE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALNUTRITION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; STOMACH MUCOSA;

EID: 79955938127     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i10.1249     Document Type: Article

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