Ghrelin: central nervous system sites of action in regulation of energy balance.

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Published in Int J Pept on February 15, 2010

Authors

Mark Fry1, Alastair V Ferguson

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1: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2.

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