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Genomic organisation of the chicken ghrelin gene and its single nucleotide polymorphisms detected by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography.
British poultry science - 1 Oct 2004
Nie Q, Zeng H, Lei M, Ishag N A, Fang M, Sun B, Yang G, Zhang X
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(1) Ghrelin is a novel endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) and is expressed primarily in the stomach and hypothalamus with the probable function of stimulating GH secretion and food intake both in mammals and poultry. The complete sequences of ghrelin gene have...
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