Growth hormone acts on liver to stimulate autophagy, support glucose production, and preserve blood glucose in chronically starved mice

Reduced autophagy in livers of fasted, fat-depleted, ghrelin-deficient mice: Reversal by growth hormone

(2015) Yuanyuan Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Induced Ablation of Ghrelin Cells in Adult Mice Does Not Decrease Food Intake, Body Weight, or Response to High-Fat Diet

(2014) Matthew R. McFarlane et al.   Cell Metabolism

Liver-Specific GH Receptor Gene-Disrupted (LiGHRKO) Mice Have Decreased Endocrine IGF-I, Increased Local IGF-I, and Altered Body Size, Body Composition, and Adipokine Profiles

(2014) Edward O. List et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Profound Hypoglycemia in Starved, Ghrelin-deficient Mice Is Caused by Decreased Gluconeogenesis and Reversed by Lactate or Fatty Acids

(2012) Robert Lin Li et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The Intricate Role of Growth Hormone in Metabolism

(2011) Archana Vijayakumar et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT) is essential for growth hormone-mediated survival of calorie-restricted mice

(2010) T.-J. Zhao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Liver-specific Deletion of the Growth Hormone Receptor Reveals Essential Role of Growth Hormone Signaling in Hepatic Lipid Metabolism

(2009) Yong Fan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY