| Description |
1 online resource (lvii, 452 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Methods in enzymology ; vol. 514 |
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Methods in enzymology ; v. 514
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| Contents |
History to the discovery of ghrelin / Cyril Y. Bowers -- Orphan GPCRs and methods for identifying their ligands / Morikatsu Yoshida, Mikiya Miyazato, and Kenji Kangawa -- Purification of rat and human ghrelins / Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, and Kenji Kangawa -- Variety of acyl modifications in mammalian ghrelins / Takanori Ida -- Determination of nonmammalian ghrelin / Hiroyuki Kaiya ... [et al.] -- Morphological analysis of ghrelin neurons in the hypothalamus / Haruaki Kageyama, Fumiko Takenoya, and Seiji Shioda -- High-performance liquid chromatography analysis of hypothalamic ghrelin / Takahiro Sato and Masayasu Kojima -- Standard sample collections for blood ghrelin measurements / Hiroshi Hosoda and Kenji Kangawa -- From ghrelin to ghrelin's O-acyl transferase / Jesus A. Gutierrez ... [et al.] -- Enzymatic characterization of GOAT, ghrelin O-acyltransferase / Hideko Ohgusu, Tomoko Takahashi, and Masayasu Kojima -- The study of ghrelin deacylation enzymes / Motoyasu Satou and Hiroyuki Sugimoto -- Synthesis of ghrelin : chemical synthesis and semisynthesis for large-scale preparation of modified peptides / Tomohiro Makino, Masaru Matsumoto, and Yoshiharu Minamitake -- Ghrelin O-acyltransferase assays and inhibition / Martin S. Taylor ... [et al.] -- Model-based evaluation of growth hormone secretion / Johannes D. Veldhuis and Daniel M. Keenan -- Ghrelin in the control of energy, lipid, and glucose metabolism / Kristy M. Heppner ... [et al.] -- Ghrelin and the vagus nerve / Yukari Date -- Measurement of AMP-activated protein kinase activity and expression in response to ghrelin / Chung Thong ... [et al.] -- Ghrelin and gastrointestinal movement / Naoki Fujitsuka ... [et al.] -- Ghrelin acylation by ingestion of medium-chain fatty acids / Yoshihiro Nishi, Hiroharu Mifune, and Masayasu Kojima -- Islet [beta]-cell ghrelin signaling for inhibition of insulin secretion / Katsuya Dezaki and Toshihiko Yada -- Rikkunshito as a ghrelin enhancer / Hiroshi Takeda ... [et al.] -- Thermogenic characterization of ghrelin receptor null mice / Ligen Lin and Yuxiang Sun -- Transgenic mice overexpressing ghrelin or ghrelin analog / Hiroyuki Ariyasu ... [et al.] -- Therapeutic potential of ghrelin in restricting-type anorexia nervosa / Mari Hotta ... [et al.] -- Clinical application of ghrelin for chronic respiratory diseases / Nobuhiro Matsumoto and Masamitsu Nakazato -- Clinical trial of ghrelin synthesis administration for upper GI surgery / Shuji Takiguchi ... [et al.] |
| Summary |
This new volume of Methods in Enzymology continues the legacy of this premier serial by containing quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. The volume covers ghrelin, and has chapters on such topics as orphan gpcrs and methods for identifying their ligands, ghrelin o-acyltransferase assays and inhibition, and thermogenic characterization of ghrelin receptor null mice. Contains quality chapters authored by leaders in the field Has chapters on such topics as orphan gpcrs and methods for identifying their ligands, ghrelin o-acyltransferase assays and inhibition, and thermogenic characterization of ghrelin receptor null mice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Ghrelin.
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Ghrelin -- analysis.
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Chemistry Techniques, Analytical.
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Ghrelin -- therapeutic use.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kangawa, Kenji.
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Kojima, Masayasu.
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| ISBN |
0123812720 |
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0123812739 (electronic bk.) |
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1283608359 |
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9780123812728 |
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9780123812735 (electronic bk.) |
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9781283608350 |
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