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Modulation of the constitutive activity of the ghrelin receptor by use of pharmacological tools and mutagenesis.
Methods in enzymology - 1 Jan 2010
Mokrosiński Jacek, Holst Birgitte
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Ghrelin and its receptor are important regulators of metabolic functions, including appetite, energy expenditure, fat accumulation, and growth hormone (GH) secretion. The ghrelin receptor is characterized by an ability to signal even without any ligand present with approximately 50% of the maximally ghrelin-induced efficacy-a feature that may have important physiological implications. The high basal signaling can...
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