The expression of ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT) in human tissues

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 707-710

  Lim, Chung Thong ^a   Kola, Blerina ^a   Grossman, Ashley ^a   Korbonits, Márta ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ghrelin; Ghrelin O acyltransferase; GOAT; Human tissues; MBOAT4

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENAL CORTEX; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; GALLBLADDER EPITHELIUM; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GHRELIN O ACYLTRANSFERASE GENE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM MUCOSA; JEJUNUM MUCOSA; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LYMPH NODE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PANCREAS DUCT; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PITUITARY STALK; PLACENTA VILLUS; PROSTATE EPITHELIUM; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOMACH MUCOSA; TESTIS; THYROID GLAND; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; CELL LINE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GHRELIN; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; SPLEEN; STOMACH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 80052583940     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K11E-117     Document Type: Note

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