M Korbonits, AP Goldstone, M Gueorguiev, … - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2004 - Elsevier Ghrelin is brain-gut peptide with growth hormone-releasing and appetite-inducing
activities. It is mainly secreted from the stomach mucosa but it is also
expressed widely in different tissues and therefore may have both endocrine ... Cited by 224 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►stanford.edu [PDF] MK Badman, JS Flier - Science, 2005 - sciencemag.org In addition to digesting and assimilating nutrients, the intestine and
associated visceral organs play a key sensing and signaling role in the
physiology of energy homeostasis. The gut, the pancreatic islets of ... Cited by 161 - Related articles - All 14 versions
- ►physiology.org DE Cummings, RS Frayo, C Marmonier, R … - American Journal of Physiology- Endocrinology And …, 2004 - Am Physiological Soc Ghrelin is an orexigenic hormone that is implicated in meal initiation, in part
because circulating levels rise before meals. Because previous human studies
have examined subjects fed on known schedules, the observed preprandial ... Cited by 116 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
DE Cummings - Physiology & behavior, 2006 - Elsevier Ghrelin, an acylated upper gastrointestinal peptide, is the only known
orexigenic hormone. Considerable evidence implicates ghrelin in mealtime hunger
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- ►endojournals.org R Nogueiras, P Pfluger, S Tovar, M Arnold, S … - Endocrinology, 2007 - Endocrine Soc Ghrelin stimulates food intake and adiposity and thereby increases body weight
(BW) in rodents after central as well as peripheral administration. Recently, it
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C Broberger - Journal of internal medicine, 2005 - nutrinfo.com In the clinic, obesity and anorexia constitute prevalent problems whose
manifestations are encountered in virtually every field of medicine. However, as
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JM Zigman, JE Jones, CE Lee, CB Saper, JK … - Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2006 - utsouthwestern.edu ABSTRACT Ghrelin is a hormone that stimulates growth hormone secretion and
signals energy insufficiency via interaction with its receptor, the growth
hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR). The GHSR is located in both the ... Cited by 93 - Related articles - View as HTML - BL Direct - All 8 versions
DE Cummings, KE Foster-Schubert, J … - Current Drug Targets, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com Abstract: Ghrelin is an enteric peptide that is the only known circulating
appetite stimulant. This feature of the hormone has garnered widespread
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JK Elmquist, R Coppari, N Balthasar, M … - Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2005 - interscience.wiley.com The past decade has greatly increased our understanding and appreciation of the
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- ►nutrition.org DL Williams, DE Cummings - Journal of Nutrition, 2005 - Am Soc Nutrition Ghrelin, a ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor, is an orexigenic
hormone produced in the gastrointestinal tract. In humans and other animals,
circulating ghrelin levels fluctuate over the course of the day in relation ... Cited by 72 - Related articles - All 4 versions
