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ghrelin

Known as: Ghrelin [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A 28-amino acid, acylated, orexigenic peptide that is a ligand for GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE RECEPTORS. Ghrelin is widely expressed but primarily… 
National Institutes of Health

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Active Ghrelin MeasurementGHRL geneGhrelin MeasurementGhrelin:MCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:Qn

Narrower (7)

Appetite-Regulating HormoneBIM-28125GHRL ProteinRC-1291

Broader (2)

Gastrointestinal HormonesNeuropeptides

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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
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Des-acyl ghrelin induces food intake by a mechanism independent of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor.
Ghrelin, an acylated peptide produced predominantly in the stomach, stimulates feeding and GH secretion via interactions with the… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Circulating levels of leptin, adiponectin, resistin, and ghrelin in inflammatory bowel disease
Background: There is evidence that adipocytokines play an important role in metabolism and in inflammation. Because human… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Neuropeptides and the control of food intake in fish.
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
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Rhythms of ghrelin, leptin, and sleep in rats: effects of the normal diurnal cycle, restricted feeding, and sleep deprivation.
To determine the relationships among plasma ghrelin and leptin concentrations and hypothalamic ghrelin contents, and sleep… 
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
Balance in ghrelin and leptin plasma levels in anorexia nervosa patients and constitutionally thin women.
Ghrelin, a 28-amino acid octanoylated peptide, has recently been identified in rat stomach as an endogenous ligand for the GH… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Ghrelin strongly stimulates growth hormone release in humans.
Ghrelin is a recently identified endogenous ligand for the GH secretagogue receptor and is involved in a novel system for… 
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… 
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