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Growth hormone secretagogue receptor deficiency in mice protects against obesity-induced hypertension (2014)
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Harris, L. E., Morgan, D. G., & Balthasar, N. (2014). Growth hormone secretagogue receptor deficiency in mice protects against obesity-induced hypertension. Physiological Reports, 2(3), e00240-?. https://doi.org/10.1002/phy2.240

Growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) signaling has been associated with growth hormone release, increases in food intake and pleiotropic cardiovascular effects. Recent data demonstrated that acute GHS-R antagonism leads to increases in mean a... Read More about Growth hormone secretagogue receptor deficiency in mice protects against obesity-induced hypertension.