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Ghrelin Measurement

Known as: Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor Ligand, Ghrelin, Motilin-related Peptide 
The determination of the amount of ghrelin present in a sample.
National Institutes of Health

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2012
2012
Serum Acylated Ghrelin Concentrations in Response to Short-Term Overfeeding in Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Men
BACKGROUND Ghrelin, an orexigenic gut hormone secreted primarily from the stomach, is involved in energy homeostasis. However… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Role of baseline leptin and ghrelin levels on body weight and fat mass changes after an energy-restricted diet intervention in obese women: effects on energy metabolism.
CONTEXT Hormones related to energy balance control may play an important role on weight loss resistance after low-caloric diet… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Chronic caloric restriction induces forestomach hypertrophy with enhanced ghrelin levels during aging
2007
2007
Obestatin is not elevated or correlated with insulin in children with Prader-Willi syndrome.
CONTEXT Obestatin is a peptide hormone derived from the proteolytic cleavage of ghrelin preprohormone. In Prader-Willi syndrome… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Suppression of acylated ghrelin during oral glucose tolerance test is correlated with whole-body insulin sensitivity in children with Prader-Willi syndrome.
CONTEXT Decreased fasting ghrelin levels and decreased ghrelin suppression in overweight children have been reported to be… 
2005
2005
Pre- and Post-prandial Plasma Ghrelin Levels Do Not Correlate with Satiety or Failure to Achieve a Successful Outcome after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Background: We tested the hypothesis that the amount of weight lost after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) correlates with plasma… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Ghrelin in Growth and Development
Exogenous administration of ghrelin increases caloric intake and stimulates growth hormone (GH) secretion, two effects that are… 
2005
2005
Changes in serum ghrelin predict weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in rats
BackgroundAlthough Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is an effective and widely used therapy for severe obesity, the mechanisms by… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Response of Circulating Ghrelin Levels to Insulin Therapy in Children with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Ghrelin is secreted primarily by the stomach, although other tissues such as the pancreas synthesize a minor proportion. The… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Ghrelin concentrations in healthy children and adolescents
objective  In addition to its regulation by GH releasing hormone (GHRH) and somatostatin, release of GH from the pituitary is… 
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