First Author | Sleeman MW | Year | 2014 |
Journal | Cell Metab | Volume | 20 |
Issue | 1 | Pages | 1-2 |
PubMed ID | 24988453 | Mgi Jnum | J:215462 |
Mgi Id | MGI:5605415 | Doi | 10.1016/j.cmet.2014.06.006 |
Citation | Sleeman MW, et al. (2014) Starving for ghrelin. Cell Metab 20(1):1-2 |
abstractText | The initial discovery of ghrelin as a potent orexigenic hormone raised excitement about a new direction for possibly treating eating disorders. McFarlane et al. (2014) show that with deletion of ghrelin-producing cells from an adult animal, there is little effect on appetitive behaviors but significant implications for glucose homeostasis. |