The expression of ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT) in human tissues.
Ghrelin is a circulating growth hormone-releasing and appetite-inducing brain-gut peptide. It needs to be acylated on its serine-3 with octanoate for its endocrine actions. The acyl-transferase that catalyses ghrelin octanoylation has recently been identified and named as GOAT (ghrelin O-acyltransfe...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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