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. 2017 Aug 16;11:2377–2386. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S143749

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The effects of ICV injection of O-n-octanoylated ghrelin and α-MSH (1.0 or 2.0 nmol/rat) on CTT.

Notes: ICV injection of O-n-octanoylated ghrelin significantly decreased CTT. α-MSH (1.0 or 2.0 nmol/rat) had no effect on the decrease of CTT induced by O-n-octanoylated ghrelin. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. *P<0.05, compared to the vehicle-injected group. n=8 rats in each group.

Abbreviations: α-MSH, α-melanocyte stimulating hormone; CTT, colonic transit time; ICV, intracerebroventricular; SEM, standard error of the mean.