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Appetite-Regulating Hormone

Known as: Gastric MLTRP, Motilin-Related Peptide, Obestatin 
Appetite-regulating hormone (117 aa, ~13 kDa) is encoded by the human GHRL gene. This protein is involved in satiety, thirst and anxiety and… 
National Institutes of Health

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GHRL geneIntercellular Communication ProcessObestatin

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ghrelin

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Eating behavior and stress: a pathway to obesity
Stress causes or contributes to a huge variety of diseases and disorders. Recent evidence suggests obesity and other eating… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Therapeutic action of ghrelin in a mouse model of colitis.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Ghrelin is a novel growth hormone-releasing peptide with potential endogenous anti-inflammatory activities… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Ghrelin degradation by serum and tissue homogenates: identification of the cleavage sites.
The endogenous ligand for the GH secretagogue receptor is ghrelin, a peptide recently purified from the stomach. Ghrelin is n… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Ghrelin-induced food intake is mediated via the orexin pathway.
The hypothalamus regulates energy intake by integrating the degree of starvation or satiation with the status of the environment… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Immunolocalization of ghrelin and its functional receptor, the type 1a growth hormone secretagogue receptor, in the cyclic human ovary.
Ghrelin is a novel 28-amino acid peptide identified as the endogenous ligand for the GH secretagogue receptor (GHS-R). Besides… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Neuroendocrine and peripheral activities of ghrelin: implications in metabolism and obesity.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Structure-function studies on the new growth hormone-releasing peptide, ghrelin: minimal sequence of ghrelin necessary for activation of growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a.
The recently discovered growth hormone secretagogue, ghrelin, is a potent agonist at the human growth hormone secretagogue… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Purification and Characterization of Rat des-Gln14-Ghrelin, a Second Endogenous Ligand for the Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor*
Ghrelin, a peptide purified from the stomach, is an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) and… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Design and biological activities of L-163,191 (MK-0677): a potent, orally active growth hormone secretagogue.
A potent, orally active growth hormone (GH) secretagogue L-163,191 belonging to a recently synthesized structural class has been… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
A nonpeptidyl growth hormone secretagogue.
A nonpeptidyl secretagogue for growth hormone of the structure 3-amino-3-methyl-N-(2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2-oxo-1-([2'-(1H-tetrazol-5… 
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