Ghrelin

• Main Authors: T.D. Müller (Author), R. Nogueiras (Author), M.L. Andermann (Author), Z.B. Andrews (Author), S.D. Anker (Author), J. Argente (Author), R.L. Batterham (Author), S.C. Benoit (Author), C.Y. Bowers (Author), F. Broglio (Author), F.F. Casanueva (Author), D. D'Alessio (Author), I. Depoortere (Author), A. Geliebter (Author), E. Ghigo (Author), P.A. Cole (Author), M. Cowley (Author), D.E. Cummings (Author), A. Dagher (Author), S. Diano (Author), S.L. Dickson (Author), C. Diéguez (Author), R. Granata (Author), H.J. Grill (Author), K. Grove (Author), K.M. Habegger (Author), K. Heppner (Author), M.L. Heiman (Author), L. Holsen (Author), B. Holst (Author), A. Inui (Author), J.O. Jansson (Author), H. Kirchner (Author), M. Korbonits (Author), B. Laferrère (Author), C.W. LeRoux (Author), M. Lopez (Author), S. Morin (Author), M. Nakazato (Author), R. Nass (Author), D. Perez-Tilve (Author), P.T. Pfluger (Author), T.W. Schwartz (Author), R.J. Seeley (Author), M. Sleeman (Author), Y. Sun (Author), L. Sussel (Author), J. Tong (Author), M.O. Thorner (Author), A.J. van der Lely (Author), L.H.T. van der Ploeg (Author), J.M. Zigman (Author), M. Kojima (Author), K. Kangawa (Author), R.G. Smith (Author), T. Horvath (Author), M.H. Tschöp (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The gastrointestinal peptide hormone ghrelin was discovered in 1999 as the endogenous ligand of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor. Increasing evidence supports more complicated and nuanced roles for the hormone, which go beyond the regulation of systemic energy metabolism. Scope o...