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Ghrelin
Research context
Ghrelin was purified from rat stomach as a 28-amino-acid peptide with an n-octanoyl group on serine 3, and growth-hormone release was measured in vivo and in pituitary preparations.
What has been studied
- Peptide purification
- GH-release assays
Kojima et al. (1999) purified a 28-amino-acid peptide from rat stomach with an n-octanoyl group on serine 3 and measured growth-hormone release in vivo and in vitro. The cited work is a purification and hormone-release study.
These labels restate the setting of the cited paper. They are not new findings and do not describe a catalog material.
Research model areas
- Rat stomach peptide purification
- In vivo and in vitro GH release
Selected published literature
What remains uncertain
Limitations
Growth-hormone measurements in these experimental systems do not establish a human endocrine application.
Model areas in the Body Explorer: Growth-hormone axis models.