Roles of the peptide hormone, ghrelin, in the spinal cord

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/508947

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This study investigates the control of internal organs of the body, the heart, blood vessels, intestine and bladder. We have made the new and surprising discovery that ghrelin, previously known to be a hormone, is probably also a neurotransmitter in the spinal cord. This raises the possibility that drugs that act on ghrelin receptors in the spinal cord could be used to treat high blood pressure or other problems of internal organs.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $414,326.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical bacteriology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Autonomic Function | Blood Pressure | Characterisation of Neurotransmitters | Gastrointestinal Motility | Ghrelin | Neurophysiology

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