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SUBMITTER: O'Brien M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2887880 | biostudies-literature | 2010
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E 20100528
<h4>Background</h4>Ghrelin is a 28-amino acid octanolyated peptide, synthesised primarily in the stomach. It stimulates growth hormone release, food intake and exhibits many other diverse effects. Our group have previously determined that ghrelin inhibited human contractility in vitro. The aim of this study therefore, was to investigate the expression of ghrelin, its receptor, the growth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1 (GHS-R1), ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT) which catalyses ghrelin octan ...[more]