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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Intercellular Signaling Peptides And Proteins

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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

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Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor (ghs-r)

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Matrix Attachment Region Binding Proteins

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Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor (ghs-r)

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Pancreatic And Duodenal Homeobox 1 (pdx1)

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Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor (ghs-r)

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Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1

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Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor (ghs-r)

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1.1 Normal Biological Development And Functioning

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University of Auckland - (Auckland, New Zealand)

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University of Auckland - (Auckland, New Zealand)

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Peripherally administered desacetyl alpha-MSH and alpha-MSH both influence postnatal rat growth and associated rat hypothalamic protein expression.

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Protective Effects of Ghrelin on Fasting-Induced Muscle Atrophy in Aging Mice.

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Differential effects of the soluble fiber inulin in reducing adiposity and altering gut microbiome in aging mice.

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Suppression of Ghrelin Exacerbates HFCS-Induced Adiposity and Insulin Resistance.

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Prior episode of colitis impairs contextual fear memory.

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Down-regulation of guanylate binding protein 1 causes mitochondrial dysfunction and cellular senescence in macrophages.

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mGluR5 in cortical excitatory neurons exerts both cell-autonomous and -nonautonomous influences on cortical somatosensory circuit formation.

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A Simple High Efficiency Protocol for Pancreatic Islet Isolation from Mice

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Type VI adenylyl cyclase regulates neurite extension by binding to Snapin and Snap25.

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LMO4 functions as a co-activator of neurogenin 2 in the developing cortex.

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Cell GHS-R Regulates Insulin Secretion and Sensitivity.

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Deletion of ghrelin alters tryptophan metabolism and exacerbates experimental ulcerative colitis in aged mice.

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Deletion of G-protein-coupled receptor 55 promotes obesity by reducing physical activity.

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1 kb of 5' flanking sequence from mouse MC4R gene is sufficient for tissue specific expression in a transgenic mouse.

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mGlu5 in GABAergic neurons modulates spontaneous and psychostimulant-induced locomotor activity.

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Metabolic and inflammatory functions of cannabinoid receptor type 1 are differentially modulated by adiponectin.

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GPR55, a G-protein coupled receptor for lysophosphatidylinositol, plays a role in motor coordination.

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Obestatin stimulates glucose-induced insulin secretion through ghrelin receptor GHS-R.

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The CB(1) cannabinoid receptor drives corticospinal motor neuron differentiation through the Ctip2/Satb2 transcriptional regulation axis.

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Long-term consequences of perinatal fatty acid amino hydrolase inhibition.

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Novel Role of Ghrelin Receptor in Gut Dysbiosis and Experimental Colitis in Aging.

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Mechanistic Investigation of GHS-R Mediated Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic Islets.

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CREB-activity and nmnat2 transcription are down-regulated prior to neurodegeneration, while NMNAT2 over-expression is neuroprotective, in a mouse model of human tauopathy.

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In vitro and in silico elucidation of antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities of bioactive compounds from Momordica charantia L.

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What can we get from 'barrels': the rodent barrel cortex as a model for studying the establishment of neural circuits.

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Mouse melanocortin-4 receptor gene 5'-flanking region imparts cell specific expression in vitro.

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GHS-R suppression in adipose tissues protects against obesity and insulin resistance by regulating adipose angiogenesis and fibrosis.

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Bis-Indole-Derived NR4A1 Ligands and Metformin Exhibit NR4A1-Dependent Glucose Metabolism and Uptake in C2C12 Cells.

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SUPPRESSION OF GHRELIN SIGNALING EXACERBATES ULCERATIVE COLITIS IN OLDER MICE

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Bitter melon extracts and cucurbitane-type triterpenoid glycosides antagonize lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation via suppression of NLRP3 inflammasome

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Evidence for direct actions of melanocortin peptides on bone metabolism.

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Suppression of GHS-R in AgRP Neurons Mitigates Diet-Induced Obesity by Activating Thermogenesis.

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Requirement of cannabinoid CB(1) receptors in cortical pyramidal neurons for appropriate development of corticothalamic and thalamocortical projections.

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Target-dependent control of synaptic inhibition by endocannabinoids in the thalamus.

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Melanocortin-4 receptor messenger ribonucleic acid expression in rat cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and integumentary systems.

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Adiponectin is required for maintaining normal body temperature in a cold environment.

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Ghrelin Alleviates Experimental Ulcerative Colitis in Old Mice and Modulates Colonocyte Metabolism via PPAR Pathway.

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Ghrelin receptor in agouti-related peptide neurones regulates metabolic adaptation to calorie restriction.

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Lasting impacts of prenatal cannabis exposure and the role of endogenous cannabinoids in the developing brain.

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Age-dependent remodeling of gut microbiome and host serum metabolome in mice.

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mGluR5 ablation in cortical glutamatergic neurons increases novelty-induced locomotion.

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Biphasic cholinergic synaptic transmission controls action potential activity in thalamic reticular nucleus neurons.

# publications[].label
A Simple High Efficiency Protocol for Pancreatic Islet Isolation from Mice.

# publications[].label
Long-term alterations in body weight do not affect the expression of melanocortin receptor-3 and -4 mRNA in the ovine hypothalamus.

# publications[].label
GABAergic synaptic transmission triggers action potentials in thalamic reticular nucleus neurons.

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Aging gut microbiome profile and ghrelin signaling in microbiome homeostasis

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Ghrelin Signaling Regulates Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - (Frederick, Maryland, United States)

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Ghrelin deficiency predisposes mice to aging-associated inflammation through compromised gut function and microbiota dysbiosis

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National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M Agrilife Research; Nutrition; 2253 TAMUS

# schools[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences