Physiological roles of preproghrelin-derived peptides in GH secretion and feeding

Peptides

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2274-2282

  Zizzari, Philippe ^a   Hassouna, Rim ^a   Grouselle, Dominique ^a   Epelbaum, Jacques ^a   Tolle, Virginie ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Food intake; Ghrelin; Growth hormone (GH); Obestatin; Pulsatile secretion

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; OBESTATIN; PREPROGHRELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CALORIC RESTRICTION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING DISORDER; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MODULATION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APPETITE REGULATION; BODY COMPOSITION; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FASTING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RECEPTORS, GHRELIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOMACH; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80051570428     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: 18735169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.04.014     Document Type: Review

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