Title | Ghrelin [electronic resource] / edited by Ezio Ghigo, Andrea Benso, Fabio Broglio |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US, 2004 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b111715 |
Descript | XI, 257 p. online resource |
Historical Milestones -- Discovery of Ghrelin, an Endogenous Ligand for the Growth-Hormone Secret Agogue Receptor -- Known and Unknown Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptors and their Ligands -- Ghrelin: A New Link Between the Neuroendocrine Control of the GH Axis, Food Intake and Sleep -- Growth Hormone Releasing Activity of Ghrelin -- Non-Growth Hormone Endocrine Actions of Ghrelin -- Ghrelin Food Intake and Energy Balance -- Cardiovascular Activities of Ghrelin and Synthetic GHS -- Ghrelin: Central Actions and Potential Implications in Neurodegenerative Diseases -- Ghrelin and Tumors -- Metabolic Actions of Ghrelin -- Gastro-Entero-Pancreatic Actions of Ghrelin -- A New Interaction to Come: Ghrelin and Steroid Hormones -- Circulating Ghrelin Levels in Pathophysiological Conditions -- Ghrelin Measurement: Present and Perspectives -- Ghrelin: Implications in Pediatric Endocrinology -- Ghrelin and its Analogues: Perspectives for a Story of Reverse Pharmacology