- ►diabetesjournals.org ET Vestergaard, LC Gormsen, N Jessen, S … - Diabetes, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc OBJECTIVE—Ghrelin is a gut-derived peptide and an endogenous ligand for the
growth hormone (GH) secretagogue receptor. Exogenous ghrelin stimulates the
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DR Ashby, HE Ford, KJ Wynne, AM Wren, KG … - Kidney International, 2009 - nephrobern.ch Malnutrition is a common complication in patients on dialysis and is strongly
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B Greenwood-Van Meerveld, K Venkova - Drugs of the Future, 2009 - journals.prous.com Delayed gastric emptying, also known as gastroparesis or gastric stasis, is a
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VV Gasco, GG Beccuti, FF Marotta, AA Benso, … - mizpahpublishing.org The acylated form of ghrelin (GRLN) has been discovered as the natural ligand of
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