LEAP-2: An Emerging Endogenous Ghrelin Receptor Antagonist in the Pathophysiology of Obesity
Liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 (LEAP-2), originally described as an antimicrobial peptide, has recently been recognized as an endogenous blocker of growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a (GHS-R1a). GHS-R1a, also known as ghrelin receptor, is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) widely distr...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-08-01
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| Serier: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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| Online adgang: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.717544/full |