Ghrelin and Ghrelin Receptor Modulation of Psychostimulant Action

Ghrelin (GHR) is an orexigenic gut peptide that modulates multiple homeostatic functions including gastric emptying, anxiety, stress, memory, feeding and reinforcement. GHR is known to bind and activate growth-hormone secretagogue receptors (termed GHR-Rs). Of interest to our laboratory has been...

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Main Authors: Paul Jeff Wellman, P Shane Clifford, Juan A Rodriguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2013.00171/full