An Investigation into the pharmacology of the ghrelin receptor

The ghrelin receptor (GRLN-R) was cloned in 1996 after the discovery that a series of synthetic growth hormone-releasing compounds (the growth hormone secretagogues) acted through a receptor distinct from the growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor. In 1999 the endogenous ligand of the receptor, g...

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Main Author: Bennett, Kirstie Ann
Published: University of Glasgow 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.502041