Ghrelin

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Historical Milestones

   • Cyril Y. Bowers

   Pages 1-14

3. Discovery of Ghrelin, an Endogenous Ligand for the Growth-Hormone Secret Agogue Receptor

   • Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, Hiroyuki Kaiya, Kenji Kangawa

   Pages 15-25

4. Known and Unknown Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptors and their Ligands

   • Giampiero Muccioli, Fabio Broglio, Elena Tarabra, Ezio Ghigo

   Pages 27-45

5. Ghrelin: A New Link Between the Neuroendocrine Control of the GH Axis, Food Intake and Sleep

   • Virginie Tolle, The INSERM-ATC Nutrition Research Group on Ghrelin

   Pages 47-59

6. Growth Hormone Releasing Activity of Ghrelin

   • Carlos Diéguez, Fernando Cordido, Vera Popovic, Felipe F. Casanueva

   Pages 61-72

7. Non-Growth Hormone Endocrine Actions of Ghrelin

   • Márta Korbonits, Ashley B. Grossman

   Pages 73-89

8. Ghrelin Food Intake and Energy Balance

   • Matthias H. Tschöp, Tamara Castañeda, Uberto Pagotto

   Pages 91-111

9. Cardiovascular Activities of Ghrelin and Synthetic GHS

   • Jörgen Isgaard, Inger Johansson, Åsa Tivesten

   Pages 113-121

10. Ghrelin: Central Actions and Potential Implications in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    • Roy G. Smith, Yuxiang Sun, Alex R. T. Bailey, Antonia Paschali

    Pages 123-142

11. Ghrelin and Tumors

    • Mauro Papotti, Corrado Ghè, Marco Volante, Giampiero Muccioli

    Pages 143-164

12. Metabolic Actions of Ghrelin

    • Carlotta Gauna, Aart Jan van der Lely

    Pages 165-178

13. Gastro-Entero-Pancreatic Actions of Ghrelin

    • Yukari Date, Masamitsu Nakazato, Kenji Kangawa, Hisayuki Matsuo

    Pages 179-193

14. A New Interaction to Come: Ghrelin and Steroid Hormones

    • Uberto Pagotto, Alessandra Gambineri, Valentina Vicennati, Renato Pasquali

    Pages 195-206

15. Circulating Ghrelin Levels in Pathophysiological Conditions

    • David E. Cummings, Joost Overduin

    Pages 207-223

16. Ghrelin Measurement: Present and Perspectives

    • Hiroshi Hosoda, Kenji Kangawa

    Pages 225-236

17. Ghrelin: Implications in Pediatric Endocrinology

    • Simonetta Bellone, Anna Rapa, Fabio Broglio, Gianni Bona

    Pages 237-248

18. Ghrelin and its Analogues: Perspectives for a Story of Reverse Pharmacology

    • Ezio Ghigo

    Pages 249-254

19. Back Matter

    Pages 255-257

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• amino acid
• endocrinology
• nutrition
• pharmacology
• stomach
• diabetes

`Exemplifying the rapid advance of science, the discovery of GHRELIN a few short years ago has already profoundly influenced our understanding of growth, appetite and nutrition biology as well as clinical insights into obesity, growth and reproductive pathogenesis. Accordingly, the editor, a pioneer in clinical ghrelin investigation, has assembled an expert team of authors who bring cutting edge anExemplifying the rapid advance of science, the discovery of GHRELIN a few short years ago has already profoundly influenced our understanding of growth, appetite and nutrition biology as well as clinical insights into obesity, growth and reproductive pathogenesis. Accordingly, the editor, a pioneer in clinical ghrelin investigation, has assembled an expert team of authors who bring cutting edge and comprehensive basic and clinical knowledge to the reader. This volume will be of interest to endocrinologists, nutritionists, internists, and pediatricians. Clearly, the volume will be of special interest to neurophysiologists, who now find themselves in the midst of a new world of nutritional control! Shlomo Melmed, M.D. Series Editor Endocrine Updatesd comprehensive basic and clinical knowledge to the reader. This volume will be of interest to endocrinologists, nutritionists, internists, and pediatricians. Clearly, the volume will be of special interest to neurophysiologists, who now find themselves in the midst of a new world of nutritional control!'
Shlomo Melmed, M.D., Series Editor "Endocrine Updates"

• Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Italy

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