Minireview: ghrelin and the regulation of energy balance--a hypothalamic perspective.
Horvath T, Diano S, Sotonyi P, Heiman M, Tschöp M. Minireview: ghrelin and the regulation of energy balance--a hypothalamic perspective. Endocrinology 2001, 142: 4163-9. PMID: 11564668, DOI: 10.1210/endo.142.10.8490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGH secretionSynthetic ghrelin receptor agonistEnergy homeostasisGhrelin receptor agonistRole of ghrelinEtiology of obesityLeptin actionReceptor agonistClinical trialsChronic changesCentral regulationNeuroendocrine networkGhrelinNutritional stateEnergy deficitImportant regulatorStomachSecretionRecent findingsHomeostasisMost studiesCachexiaObesityHypothalamusPotential significance