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Adipogenic and orexigenic effects of the ghrelin-receptor ligand tabimorelin are diminished in leptin-signalling-deficient ZDF rats.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jun 2004
Holm A M, Johansen P B, Ahnfelt-Rønne I, Rømer J
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OBJECTIVE: The aim was to investigate the possible interactions of the two peripheral hormones, leptin and ghrelin, that regulate the energy balance in opposite directions. METHODS: Leptin-receptor mutated Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) and lean control rats were treated with the ghrelin-receptor ligand, tabimorelin (50 mg/kg p.o.) for 18 days, and the effects on body weight, food intake and body composition were...
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