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Ghrelin for cachexia

Ghrelin, a natural ligand for the growth hormone (GH)-secretagogue receptor, is primarily produced in the stomach. Administration of ghrelin stimulates food intake and GH secretion in both animals and humans. Ghrelin is the only circulating hormone known to stimulate appetite in humans. As GH is an...

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Autores principales: Akamizu, Takashi, Kangawa, Kenji
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21475698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13539-010-0011-5