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Ghrelin receptor in two species of anuran amphibian, bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) and Japanese tree frog (Hyla japonica)

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2011
We identified cDNA encoding a functional growth hormone secretagogue-receptor 1a (GHS-R1a, ghrelin receptor) in two species of anuran amphibian, bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) and Japanese tree frog (Hyla japonica). Deduced receptor protein for bullfrog and
Hiroyuki eKaiya, Yasushi eKoizumi, Norifumi eKonno, Kazutoshi eYamamoto, Minoru eUchiyama, Kenji eKangawa, Mikiya eMiyazato   +6 more
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Endometrial stromal sarcoma occurring 20 years after total hysterectomy for myomas

Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, 2014
Extrauterine and extraovarian endometrial stromal sarcomas (ESSs) without endometriosis are extremely rare. A 57-year-old woman had a pelvic mass. Twenty years previously, she had undergone total hysterectomy and left salpingo-oophorectomy for uterine ...
Yen-Feng Lu, Ben-Shian Huang, Chiung-Ru Lai, Kuan-Chin Wang, Ming-Shyen Yen, Peng-Hui Wang   +5 more
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Sex hormones and functional gastrointestinal disorders in menopausal women

Frontiers in Endocrinology
Functional gastrointestinal diseases (FGIDs)/disorders of gut–brain interaction (DGBI) that manifest during menopause are characterized by chronic recurrent gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms associated with fluctuations in sex hormones.
Zijun LI, Yaqin Zheng, Fangrong Shen, Xin Zhou   +3 more
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Secretin targets interstitial cells of Cajal to regulate intestinal contractions

EMBO Reports
Secretin is a gastrointestinal (GI) hormone that slows intestinal motility, an effect thought to be mediated through vagal afferent pathways. In this study we show evidence for a novel function of secretin involving a non-neural mechanism mediated by ...
Allison M Bartlett, Peter J Blair, Kenton M Sanders, Salah A Baker   +3 more
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Characterization of the gastric motility response to human motilin and erythromycin in human motilin receptor-expressing transgenic mice.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Motilin is a gastrointestinal peptide hormone that stimulates gastrointestinal motility. Motilin is produced primarily in the duodenum and jejunum.
Shinichi Kato, Aoi Takahashi, Mai Shindo, Ayano Yoshida, Tomoe Kawamura, Kenjiro Matsumoto, Bunzo Matsuura   +6 more
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Potential roles of GPR120 and its agonists in the management of diabetes

Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2014
Dan Zhang, Po Sing Leung School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Abstract: Free fatty acids (FFAs) serve not only as nutrients that provide energy but also as extracellular signaling molecules ...
Zhang D, Leung PS
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Utilizing immunocytochemistry to determine the etiology of metastatic carcinomatous brain lesions: a detailed case series

MGM Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Metastatic involvement of the brain is a common and serious event in the progression of various cancers. Determining the primary source of brain metastases (BM) presents a significant diagnostic challenge, especially when histopathological ...
Meenakshi Mohapatro, Pratiksha Mishra, Fakir Charan Munda, Kalyani Prava Gouda, Lity Mohanty   +4 more
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How Does Biological Sex Impact Mucosal Bacterial Infection? Mucosal Defenses and Bacterial Detection. [PDF]

Immunol Rev
Ramirez Finn L, Ingersoll MA.
europepmc   +1 more source

The role of PYY in improving insulin resistance. [PDF]

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
Liu C, Ren N, Zhang H, Ma J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Mechanisms of postoperative anorexia in surgical patients: a narrative review. [PDF]

Front Neurosci
Sun Y, Li Z, Cai Y, Cen Y, Li Y, Li C.
europepmc   +1 more source