Ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT) and energy metabolism

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 281-291

  Li, Ziru ^a   Mulholland, Michael ^a   Zhang, Weizhen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

acyl ghrelin; energy metabolism; enzyme inhibitor; food intake; ghrelin O acyltransferase (GOAT); obesity

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; GHRELIN;

ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OBESITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GHRELIN; HUMANS; OBESITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84959555617     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-015-4973-6     Document Type: Review

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