Ghrelin acylation and metabolic control

Peptides

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2301-2308

  Al Massadi, O ^a   Tschop M H ^a   Tong, J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Acyl ghrelin; GOAT; MCFAs; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GHRELIN O ACYL TRANSFERASE; MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACYLATION; BODY WEIGHT; CARTILAGE CELL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENITAL SYSTEM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ACYLATION; ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; APPETITE REGULATION; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FATTY ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION; GHRELIN; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OBESITY; PEPTIDES; RECEPTORS, GHRELIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOMACH;

EID: 81755180519     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: 18735169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.08.020     Document Type: Review

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