Ghrelin's roles extend far beyond GH secretion to include appetite regulation, cardiovascular protection, immune modulation, bone metabolism, and GI motility — a multi-system hormone update.
Key findingGhrelin's roles extend far beyond GH secretion to include appetite regulation, cardiovascular protection, immune modulation, bone metabolism, and GI m
What the researchers found
Ghrelin's roles extend far beyond GH secretion to include appetite regulation, cardiovascular protection, immune modulation, bone metabolism, and GI motility — a multi-system hormone update.
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 2010.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Ghrelin: more than endogenous growth hormone secretagogue.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1200, 140-8
Citation
Kojima, Masayasu; Kangawa, Kenji. (2010). Ghrelin: more than endogenous growth hormone secretagogue.. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1200, 140-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05516.x