Ghrelin and the cardiovascular system

Cardiovascular Issues in Endocrinology

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 125-133

  Tokudome, Takeshi ^a   Kishimoto, Ichiro ^a   Miyazato, Mikiya ^a   Kangawa, Kenj ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

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EID: 84925768721     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1159/000360593     Document Type: Chapter

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