An immunohistochemical study of the localization and developmental expression of ghrelin and its functional receptor in the ovine placenta

BACKGROUND: Ghrelin is an orexigenic hormone principally produced by the stomach, but also by numerous peripheral tissues including the placenta. Ghrelin acts via growth hormone secretagogue receptors (GHSR-1a) to alter food intake, fat utilization, and cellular proliferation, and has been suggested...

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Autores principales: Harrison, Joanne L, Adam, Clare L, Brown, Yvonne A, Wallace, Jacqueline M, Aitken, Raymond P, Lea, Richard G, Miller, David W
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1924515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17594504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-5-25

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1924515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17594504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-5-25

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