References

Abd El-Razik, K.A., H.M. Desoukey and W.M. Ahmed, 2007. Investigations on brucellosis in Egyptian baladi does with emphasis on evaluation of diagnostic techniques. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 10: 342-348.
CrossRef  |  PubMed  |  Direct Link  |  

Aydin, S., 2007. Discovery of ghrelin hormone: Researches and clinical applications. Turk. J. Biochem., 32: 76-89.

Gallas, S. and S.O. Fetissov, 2011. Ghrelin, appetite and gastric electrical stimulation. Peptides, 32: 2283-2289.
PubMed  |  

Hawari, A.D., 2012. Epidemiological studies, seroprevalance and some risk factors of brucellosis in sheep and goats in the South Province of West Bank. Asian J. Anim. Vet. Adv., 7: 535-539.
CrossRef  |  

Ikeda, K., T. Chiba, T. Sugai, K. Kangawa, H. Hosoda and K. Suzuki, 2011. Correlation between plasma or mucosal ghrelin levels and chronic gastritis. Hepatogastroenterology, 58: 110-111.

Imam, S.S., M.E. Kandil, M. Shoman, S.I. Baker and R. Bahier, 2009. Umbilical cord ghrelin in term and preterm newborns and its relation to metabolic hormones and anthropometric measurements. Pak. J. Biol. Sciences, 12: 1548-1555.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Junaidu, A.U., M.D. Salihu and M.L. Gulumbe, 2006. Seroprevalence of brucellosis in sheep in Sokoto city abattoir. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 9: 2696-2698.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Katergari, S.A., A. Milousis, O. Pagonopoulou,B. Asimakopoulos and N.K. Nikolettos, 2008. Ghrelin in pathological conditions. Endocr. J., 55: 439-453.
PubMed  |  

Kilic, N., M. Ozden and A. Kalkan, 2005. Lipid peroxidation levels in patients with acute brucellosis. Clin. Exp. Med., 5: 117-121.
PubMed  |  

Kojima, M. and K. Kangawa, 2005. Ghrelin: Structure and function. Physiol. Rev., 85: 495-522.
CrossRef  |  

Kojima, M., H. Hosoda, Y. Date, M. Nakazato, H. Matsuo and K. Kangawa, 1999. Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach. Nature, 402: 656-660.
CrossRef  |  PubMed  |  Direct Link  |  

Ohta, K., N.J. Laborde, M. Kajiya, J. Shin and T. Zhu et al., 2011. Expression and possible immune-regulatory function of ghrelin in oral epithelium. J. Dent. Res., 90: 1286-1292.
Direct Link  |  

Osawa, H., 2008. Ghrelin and Helicobacter pylori infection. World J. Gastroenterol., 14: 6327-6333.
PubMed  |  

Seleem, M.N., S.M. Boyle and N. Sriranganathan, 2010. Brucellosis: A re-emerging zoonosis. Vet. Micriobiol., 140: 392-398.
CrossRef  |  PubMed  |  Direct Link  |  

Solera, J., 2010. Update on brucellosis: Therapeutic challenges. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents, 1: 18-20.
PubMed  |  

Young, E.J., 1991. Serologic diagnosis of human brucellosis: Analysis of 214 cases by agglutination tests and review of the literature. Rev. Infect. Dis., 13: 359-372.
CrossRef  |  PubMed  |  Direct Link  |  

Young, E.J., 2000. Brucella Species. In: Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease, Mandel, G.L., J.E. Bennet and R. Dolin (Eds). Churchill Livingstone, USA., pp: 2386-2393.