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Figure 1: The GHRL gene encoding ghrelin is intact in turtles.

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We acknowledge financial support from the National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia).

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  1. Ghrelin Research Group, Translational Research Institute–Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia

    Inge Seim, Penny L Jeffery, Adrian C Herington & Lisa K Chopin

  2. Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre–Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia

    Inge Seim, Penny L Jeffery, Adrian C Herington & Lisa K Chopin

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Seim, I., Jeffery, P., Herington, A. et al. Turtle ghrelin. Nat Genet 46, 525–526 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.2964

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