Distribution of mRNA encoding the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in brain and peripheral tissues

XM Guan, H Yu, OC Palyha, KK McKee… - Molecular brain …, 1997 - Elsevier
Growth hormone release is under tight control by two hypothalamic hormones: growth
hormone-releasing hormone and somatostatin. In addition, synthetic growth hormone
secretagogues have also been shown to regulate growth hormone release through the
growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R), suggesting the existence of an additional
physiological regulator for growth hormone release. To understand the physiological role of
the GHS-R in more detail, we mapped the expression of mRNA for the receptor by in situ …