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Ghrelin and Des-acyl Ghrelin: Two Major Forms of Rat Ghrelin Peptide in Gastrointestinal Tissue
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2000 · Vol. 279(3) · pp. 909–913
Hiroshi Hosoda(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center)Masayasu Kojima✉(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center)Hisayuki Matsuo(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center)Kenji Kangawa✉(National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center)
Regulation of Appetite and ObesityBiochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesAdipose Tissue and MetabolismGhrelinGrowth hormone secretagogue receptorRadioimmunoassayEndocrinologyInternal medicineSecretagogueReceptorPeptide hormoneHormoneChemistry
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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsDuodenumGastric MucosaImmunoglobulinsMaleMolecular Sequence DataPeptidesRadioimmunoassayTissue DistributionRats, Sprague-DawleyPeptide HormonesRatsGhrelin
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