Biological, Physiological, and Pharmacological Aspects of Ghrelin

Abstract.: Ghrelin, identified as an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor, functions as a somatotrophic and orexigenic signal from the stomach. Ghrelin has a unique post-translational modification: the hydroxyl group of the third amino acid, usually a serine but in some spe...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Hosoda (Author), Masayasu Kojima (Author), Kenji Kangawa (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Elsevier, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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