title: Antagonism of ghrelin for glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus?
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. ahima@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Rexford S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Ahima
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D054439:Ghrelin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D051379:Mice; D008820:Mice, Obese; D051381:Rats; D054440:Receptors, Ghrelin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D054439:Ghrelin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D054440:Receptors, Ghrelin