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. 2008 Apr 29;105(17):6213-4.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0802461105. Epub 2008 Apr 28.

Gastric O-acyl transferase activates hunger signal to the brain

Jenny Tong  1 , Paul T Pfluger, Matthias H Tschöp
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Gastric O-acyl transferase activates hunger signal to the brain

Jenny Tong et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • Ghrelin octanoylation mediated by an orphan lipid transferase.
    Gutierrez JA, Solenberg PJ, Perkins DR, Willency JA, Knierman MD, Jin Z, Witcher DR, Luo S, Onyia JE, Hale JE. Gutierrez JA, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Apr 29;105(17):6320-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0800708105. Epub 2008 Apr 28. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008. PMID: 18443287 Free PMC article.

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