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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled > Receptors, Ghrelin

Preferred term

Receptors, Ghrelin  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Ghrelin Receptor
  • GHS Receptor Type 1
  • GHSR Protein
  • Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor
  • Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptors
  • Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor Type 1
  • Receptor, Ghrelin

Scope note

  • Transmembrane proteins that recognize and bind GHRELIN, a potent stimulator of GROWTH HORMONE secretion and food intake in mammals. Ghrelin receptors are found in the pituitary and HYPOTHALAMUS. They belong to the family of G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS.

History note

  • 2008 (1999)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054440

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