Table 1. Tissue Content of Immunoreactive Ghrelin.
Tissue | RIA for C-terminus (pmol/g wet wt) | RIA for N-terminus (pmol/g wet wt) |
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Stomach | ||
Fundus | 4633.5 ± 440.1 | 1845.6 ± 290.0 |
Pylorus | 120.7 ± 19.4 | 63.6 ± 21.1 |
Duodenum | 262.5 ± 13.3 | 50.9 ± 7.2 |
Jejunum | 102.3 ± 13.2 | 44.6 ± 8.4 |
Ileum | 27.7 ± 1.1 | 1.5 ± 0.1 |
Colon | 73.4 ± 19.2 | 11.7 ± 4.2 |
Values are the mean ± SEM (n = 6).