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8 years ago

Blocking Hunger Hormone Receptor Surprisingly Leads to Weight Gain

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A Novel Growth Hormone Secretagogue-1a Receptor Antagonist That Blocks Ghrelin-Induced Growth Hormone Secretion but Induces Increased Body Weight Gain
Heather Halem, John E. Taylor, Jesse Z. Dong, Yeelana Shen, Rakesh Datta, Alfonso Abizaid, Sabrina Diano, Tamas L. Horváth, Michael D. Culler

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