Within a year Fujino was producing kilograms of LHRH and TRH (thyrotropin-releasing hormone) with crystal purity.

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As a part of Guillemin's team Fujino was made a distinguished alumnus of the University of Texas for discovering that one of these key proteins, LHRH (luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone), consisted of two loosely linked proteins, a new type of structure.

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The hypothalamus reacts to ghrelin, a hormone excreted by an empty stomach, by releasing appetite-stimulating neurotransmitters into other parts of the brain.

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