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Genetic deletion of the ghrelin receptor (GHSR) impairs growth and blunts endocrine response to fasting in Ghsr-IRES-Cre mice.
Molecular metabolism - 1 Sept 2021
Peris-Sampedro Fiona, Stoltenborg Iris, Le May Marie V, Zigman Jeffrey M, Adan Roger A H, Dickson Suzanne L
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OBJECTIVE: The orexigenic hormone ghrelin exerts its physiological effects by binding to and activating the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR). The recent development of a Ghsr-IRES-Cre knock-in mouse line has enabled to genetically access GHSR-expressing neurons. Inserting a Cre construct using a knock-in strategy, even when following an upstream internal ribosome entry site (IRES) can, however,...
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