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MeSH Heading: Ghrelin
Tree Number(s): D06.472.699.301; D12.644.548.322
Unique ID: D054439
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054439
Scope Note: A 28-amino acid, acylated, orexigenic peptide that is a ligand for GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE RECEPTORS. Ghrelin is widely expressed but primarily in the stomach in the adults. Ghrelin acts centrally to stimulate growth hormone secretion and food intake, and peripherally to regulate energy homeostasis. Its large precursor protein, known as appetite-regulating hormone or motilin-related peptide, contains ghrelin and obestatin.
Entry Term(s): Appetite-Regulating Hormone; GHRL Protein; Gastric MLTRP; Ghrelin Precursor; Ghrelin-Obestatin Preprohormone; Motilin-Related Peptide; Motilin-Related Peptide Precursor; Obestatin; PpMTLRP; Ppghrelin
Previous Indexing: Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (2000-2007); Peptide Hormones (1999-2007)
Public MeSH Note: 2008; GHRELIN was indexed under PEPTIDE HORMONES 2000-2007
History Note: 2008 (2000)
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0504910
Terms: GHRL Protein Preferred Term
Term UI T688120
Date12/19/2006
LexicalTag ACX
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); PpMTLRP
Term UI T485269
Date03/11/2002
LexicalTag ACR
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Ghrelin Precursor
Term UI T485266
Date03/11/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Ghrelin-Obestatin Preprohormone
Term UI T688121
Date12/19/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Motilin-Related Peptide Precursor
Term UI T485268
Date03/11/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Ppghrelin
Term UI T485267
Date03/11/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008)

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