Table 1

Comparison of m-ghrelin, des-m-ghrelin, and h-ghrelin

	mol.wt.	p Coefficient (log)	%Inj/g
	mol.wt.	p Coefficient (log)	2 min	10 min
Human	3371	0.016 (−1.80)	0.026 ± 0.003	0.063 ± 0.002
Mouse	3315	0.058 (−1.24)	0.005 ± 0.0005	0.010 ± 0.001
des-Octanoyl mouse	3188	0.011 (−1.95)	0.00048 ± 0.00006	0.020 ± 0.004