Ghrelin and Motilin Are Cosecreted from a Prominent Endocrine Cell Population in the Small Intestine | Zendy

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Ghrelin and Motilin Are Cosecreted from a Prominent Endocrine Cell Population in the Small Intestine

Author(s) -

Nils Wierup,

Maria Björkqvist,

Björn Weström,

Stefan Pierzynowski,

F. Sundler,

K. Sjölund

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-2756

Subject(s) - ghrelin , motilin , medicine , endocrinology , enteroendocrine cell , biology , small intestine , jejunum , colocalization , hormone , endocrine system , microbiology and biotechnology

Ghrelin is a novel hormone produced mainly in the gastric body. Hitherto, mapping studies of ghrelin cells covering the entire gastrointestinal (GI) tract in humans have been lacking. Furthermore, the phenotype of extragastric ghrelin cells is not known.

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