The advance in ghrelin study / 医学研究生学报
Journal of Medical Postgraduates
;
(12)2003.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-584251
ABSTRACT
The hormone ghrelin is secreted mainly by stomach ,and is the only nature ligand that had been found by now for growth hormone releasing hormone receptor. Although the action for stimulating the secretion of growth hormone is very strong, it's only one part of ghrelin's action. It has many other actions in pathology and physiology, some of which are independent of it's stimulation to growth hormone releasing, such as regulating appetite, maintaining the energy equilibrium etc. We can find ghrelin's action in many human disease. This article is a review for the study in these parts.
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Journal of Medical Postgraduates
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2003
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