Ghrelin is an orexigenic and metabolic signaling peptide in the arcuate and paraventricular nuclei.

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

• Publication date

  2005-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1152/AJPREGU.00756.2004PMID 15817841
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