The a 28-amino acid peptide ghrelin was discovered in 1999 as a growth hormone (GH)
releasing peptide. Soon after its discovery, ghrelin was found to increase body weight and …

Ghrelin, a peptide hormone predominantly produced by the stomach, was isolated as the
endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor. Ghrelin is a potent …

Ghrelin is a 28-amino acid (aa) stomach-derived peptide discovered in 1999 as the
endogenous ligand for growth hormone secretagogue-receptor (GHS-R). Ghrelin-producing …

Ghrelin, identified as an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor,
is a 28 amino acid peptide hormone possessing an unusual octanoyl group on the serine in …

Ghrelin plays an important physiological role in modulating GH secretion, insulin secretion
and glucose metabolism. Ghrelin has direct effects on pancreatic islet function. Also, ghrelin …

Background The gastrointestinal peptide hormone ghrelin was discovered in 1999 as the
endogenous ligand of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor. Increasing evidence …

Ghrelin, a 28 amino acid peptide hormone produced by the stomach, was the first orexigenic
hormone to be discovered from the periphery. The octanoyl modification at Ser 3, mediated …

Abstract Ghrelin, an acylated 28-amino-acid peptide, is an endogenous ligand of the growth
hormone secretagogue type 1a (GHS-R1a). Ghrelin is best known for its hypothalamic …

Ghrelin, an acylated peptide hormone of 28 amino acids, is an endogenous ligand of the
released growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR). Ghrelin has been isolated from …

Ghrelin, an acylated peptide produced predominantly by the stomach, has been discovered
to be a natural ligand of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1a (GHS‐R1a) …