The ghrelin gene produces both ghrelin (appetite-stimulating, gut motility-promoting) and obestatin (with debated appetite-suppressing effects), with the gene's net effect on food intake and gut motility reviewed.
Key findingThe ghrelin gene produces both ghrelin (appetite-stimulating, gut motility-promoting) and obestatin (with debated appetite-suppressing effects), with
What the researchers found
The ghrelin gene produces both ghrelin (appetite-stimulating, gut motility-promoting) and obestatin (with debated appetite-suppressing effects), with the gene's net effect on food intake and gut motility reviewed.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2009.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
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At the cutting edge: ghrelin gene products in food intake and gut motility.
Neuroendocrinology, 89(1), 9-17
Citation
Chen, Chih-Yen; Fujimiya, Mineko; Asakawa, Akihiro; Chang, Full-Young; Cheng, Juei-Tang; Lee, Shou-Dong; Inui, Akio. (2009). At the cutting edge: ghrelin gene products in food intake and gut motility.. Neuroendocrinology, 89(1), 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1159/000165004