Ghrelin role in hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Rak Mardyla, Agnieszka ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ghrelin; Gonadotropin; Growth hormone secretagogue receptor; Hypothalamus; Ovary; Pituitary; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GHRELIN; GHRELIN RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LEPTIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROLACTIN;

APOPTOSIS; APPETITE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENERGY BALANCE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INSULIN RELEASE; OVARY FUNCTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SEXUAL MATURATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SLEEP; STEROID RELEASE; STOMACH MOTILITY;

EID: 84891683032     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: 18991505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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