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1999 • 8,261 citations

Ghrelin induces adiposity in rodents

2000 • 3,915 citations

A role for ghrelin in the central regulation of feeding

2001 • 3,415 citations

Ghrelin, a Novel Growth Hormone-Releasing Acylated Peptide, Is Synthesized in a Distinct Endocrine Cell Type in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Rats and Humans¹

2000 • 1,794 citations

The Novel Hypothalamic Peptide Ghrelin Stimulates Food Intake and Growth Hormone Secretion

2000 • 1,521 citations

Ghrelin is an appetite-stimulatory signal from stomach with structural resemblance to motilin

2001 • 1,181 citations

Ghrelin, an Endogenous Growth Hormone Secretagogue, Is a Novel Orexigenic Peptide That Antagonizes Leptin Action Through the Activation of Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y/Y1 Receptor Pathway

2001 • 862 citations

Upregulation of Ghrelin Expression in the Stomach upon Fasting, Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia, and Leptin Administration

2001 • 629 citations

Chronic Central Infusion of Ghrelin Increases Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y and Agouti-Related Protein mRNA Levels and Body Weight in Rats

2001 • 617 citations

Ghrelin, A New Gastrointestinal Endocrine Peptide that Stimulates Insulin Secretion: Enteric Distribution, Ontogeny, Influence of Endocrine, and Dietary Manipulations

2002 • 525 citations

Ghrelin Acts in the Central Nervous System to Stimulate Gastric Acid Secretion

2001 • 384 citations

Purification and Characterization of Rat des-Gln14-Ghrelin, a Second Endogenous Ligand for the Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor

2000 • 376 citations

Central Effects of a Novel Acylated Peptide, Ghrelin, on Growth Hormone Release in Rats

2000 • 316 citations

Intracerebroventricular Administration of Ghrelin Rapidly Suppresses Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Ovariectomized Rats

2001 • 234 citations