Small molecule ghrelin receptor inverse agonists and antagonists

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 8671-8691

  Cameron, Kimberly O ^a   Bhattacharya, Samit K ^a   Loomis, A Katrina ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GHRELIN RECEPTOR; GLUCOSE; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; GHRELIN O-ACYLTRANSFERASE, HUMAN;

FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; AGONISTS; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG INDUSTRY; EATING; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PANCREAS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; DRUG INDUSTRY; EATING; GHRELIN; GLUCOSE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; OBESITY; PANCREAS; RATS; RECEPTORS, GHRELIN;

EID: 84923810289     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: 15204804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm5003183     Document Type: Review

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