Characterization of Ghrelin in Pedigreed Baboons: Evidence for Heritability and Pleiotropy

Background: Ghrelin is an orexigenic hormone that is produced primarily in the stomach, and stimulates food intake via its receptors situated in the hypothalamus. Objective: The purpose of this study was to characterize baboon ghrelin cDNA and investigate the genetic influence on the variation in pl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2008-04, Vol.16 (4), p.804-810
Hauptverfasser:	Voruganti, V. Saroja, Tejero, M. Elizabeth, Proffitt, J. Michael, Cole, Shelley A., Cox, Laura A., Mahaney, Michael C., Rogers, Jeffery A., Freeland‐Graves, Jeanne H., Comuzzie, Anthony G.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amino Acid Sequence Animals Biomedical research DNA, Complementary Energy Metabolism - genetics Female Food Genetic Linkage Genetic Variation Genetics Genomes Ghrelin - blood Ghrelin - genetics Hypothalamus Male Molecular Sequence Data Monkeys & apes Obesity Obesity - genetics Obesity - metabolism Papio hamadryas - genetics Papio hamadryas - metabolism Pedigree Phenotype Plasma RNA, Messenger - metabolism Stomach Weight control
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