Systemic administration of ghrelin induces Fos and Egr-1 proteins in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus of fasted and fed rats
Hewson AK;Dickson SL;;
journal of neuroendocrinology2000Vol. 12pp. -
461
ak2000journalsystemic
Abstract
Ghrelin, a recently identified endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue (GHS) receptor, induces growth hormone (GH) secretion following systemic administration. We sought to determine whether systemic administration of ghrelin activates cells in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus by exami …