GHSR and obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency: Rats, induced to obesity with high-fat diet were randomized to SG- or sham-operation groups and killed at 30 or 90 days post surgery, when the expression of Ghrl, Mboat4 and Cnr1 in the stomach, and Ghsr, Leprb, Mc4r and Cnr1 in distinct brain areas was assessed by reverse transcription-PCR and western blotting.