Molecular Cloning, Tissue Distribution, and Ontogenetic Expression of Ghrelin and Regulation of Expression by Fasting and Refeeding in the Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)

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Ghrelin is a recently discovered brain-gut peptide in fish and mammals. It has two main physiological functions-stimulating growth hormone secretion and regulating appetite. To investigate the biological function of ghrelin in appetite regulation in grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idellus, the full-length cDNA sequence of the ghrelin gene was obtained by RT-PCR and rapid amplification of cDNA ends methods. Homology...

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