Vol. 31 (3) 2010 Neuro endocrinology letters

Distribution of ghrelin-producing cells in stomach and the effects of ghrelin administration in the house musk shrew (Suncus murinus).

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the distribution of ghrelin, an important appetite regulatory factor related to obesity, in the stomach of Suncus murinus, and attempted to elucidate the ghrelin-mediated regulatory effect in this animal.

METHODS: The stomachs of Suncus murinus were divided into 5 sections, cardia, fundu.....