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Key regulators of GHS-1a receptor.
| Downregulation | Stimulation |
|---|---|
| glucocorticoids (rodent) | estrogen (VMN, stomach) |
| ghrelin (fish) | thyroxine (rat) |
| certain promoter hyplotypes | lactation (rat hypothalamus/pituitary) |
| age (human brain) | puberty (rat, pituitary) |
| GH (arcuate nucleus) | GHRH (pituitary) |
| atherosclerosis (human) | |
| ghrelin-responsive corticotropinoma (human) |
