Ghrelin: The link connecting growth with metabolism and energy homeostasis

Casanueva F., Physiology of growth hormone secretion and action, Endocrinol Metab Clin N Amer, 21, pp. 484-517, (1992)

Dieguez C., Casanueva F., Influence of metabolic substrates and obesity on growth hormone secretion, Trends Endocrinol Metab, 6, pp. 55-59, (1995)

Kojima M., Hosoda H., Date Y., Nakazato M., Matsuo H., Kangawa K., Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach, Nature, 402, pp. 656-660, (1999)

Dieguez C., Casanueva F.F., Ghrelin: A step forward in the understanding of somatotroph cell function and growth regulation, Eur J Endocrinol, 142, pp. 413-417, (2000)

Bowers C.Y., GHRP: Unnatural toward the natural, Growth Hormone Secretagogues, pp. 5-18, (1999)

Bowers C.Y., Momany F.A., Reynolds G.A., Hong A., On the in vitro and in vivo activity of a new synthetic hexapeptide that acts on the pituitary to specifically release growth hormone, Endocrinology, 114, pp. 1537-1545, (1984)

Casanueva F.F., Dieguez C., Growth hormone secretagogues: Physiological role and clinical utility, Trends Endocrinol Metab, 10, pp. 30-38, (1999)

Ghigo E., Arvat E., Gianotti L., Imbimbo B.P., Lenaerts V., Deghenghi R., Camanni F., Growth hormone-releasing activity of hexarelin, a new synthetic hexapeptide, after intravenous, subcutaneous, intranasal, and oral administration in man, J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 78, pp. 693-698, (1994)

Patchett A.A., Nargund R.P., Tata J.R., Chen M.H., Barakat K.J., Johnston D.B., Cheng K., Chan W.W., Butler B., Hickey G., Jack T., Schleim K., Pong S.S., Chaung L.Y.P., Chen H.Y., Frazier E., Leung K.H., Chiu S.H.L., Smith R.G., Design and biological activities of L-163,191 (MK-0677): A potent, orally active growth hormone secretagogue, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 92, pp. 7001-7005, (1995)

Bereu B.B., Yang S.W., Masuda R., Walker R.F., Role of selected endogenous peptides in growth hormone-releasing hexapeptide activity: Analysis of growth hormone-releasing hormone, thyroid hormone-releasing hormone, and gonadotropin-releasing hormone, Endocrinology, 130, pp. 2579-2586, (1992)

Casanueva F., Physiology of growth hormone secretion and action, Endocrinol Metab Clin N Amer, 21, pp. 484-517, (1992)

Dieguez C., Casanueva F., Influence of metabolic substrates and obesity on growth hormone secretion, Trends Endocrinol Metab, 6, pp. 55-59, (1995)

Kojima M., Hosoda H., Date Y., Nakazato M., Matsuo H., Kangawa K., Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach, Nature, 402, pp. 656-660, (1999)

Dieguez C., Casanueva F.F., Ghrelin: A step forward in the understanding of somatotroph cell function and growth regulation, Eur J Endocrinol, 142, pp. 413-417, (2000)

Bowers C.Y., GHRP: Unnatural toward the natural, Growth Hormone Secretagogues, pp. 5-18, (1999)

Bowers C.Y., Momany F.A., Reynolds G.A., Hong A., On the in vitro and in vivo activity of a new synthetic hexapeptide that acts on the pituitary to specifically release growth hormone, Endocrinology, 114, pp. 1537-1545, (1984)

Casanueva F.F., Dieguez C., Growth hormone secretagogues: Physiological role and clinical utility, Trends Endocrinol Metab, 10, pp. 30-38, (1999)

Ghigo E., Arvat E., Gianotti L., Imbimbo B.P., Lenaerts V., Deghenghi R., Camanni F., Growth hormone-releasing activity of hexarelin, a new synthetic hexapeptide, after intravenous, subcutaneous, intranasal, and oral administration in man, J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 78, pp. 693-698, (1994)

Patchett A.A., Nargund R.P., Tata J.R., Chen M.H., Barakat K.J., Johnston D.B., Cheng K., Chan W.W., Butler B., Hickey G., Jack T., Schleim K., Pong S.S., Chaung L.Y.P., Chen H.Y., Frazier E., Leung K.H., Chiu S.H.L., Smith R.G., Design and biological activities of L-163,191 (MK-0677): A potent, orally active growth hormone secretagogue, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 92, pp. 7001-7005, (1995)

Bereu B.B., Yang S.W., Masuda R., Walker R.F., Role of selected endogenous peptides in growth hormone-releasing hexapeptide activity: Analysis of growth hormone-releasing hormone, thyroid hormone-releasing hormone, and gonadotropin-releasing hormone, Endocrinology, 130, pp. 2579-2586, (1992)