title: What is the general action of ghrelin for vertebrates? - comparisons of ghrelin's effects across vertebrates.
abstract: Ten years and more passed since ghrelin was discovered. Various physiological actions of ghrelin have been documented in both mammalian and nonmammalian vertebrates. Do these actions have any commonality? In this review, we focused on several effects of ghrelin, and compared the effect across vertebrates. We would like to discuss possible general function of ghrelin in vertebrates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan. kaiya@ri.ncvc.go.jp
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaiya
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kangawa
authors.forename: Mikiya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyazato
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000378:metabolism; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000502:physiology; D054439:Ghrelin / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D054439:Ghrelin; D003345:Corticosterone