Ghrelin's role as the primary appetite-stimulating hormone is reviewed alongside its neuroendocrine functions including GH release, stress axis interaction, and reproductive regulation — the complete appetite-endocrine picture.
Key findingGhrelin's role as the primary appetite-stimulating hormone is reviewed alongside its neuroendocrine functions including GH release, stress axis intera
What the researchers found
Ghrelin's role as the primary appetite-stimulating hormone is reviewed alongside its neuroendocrine functions including GH release, stress axis interaction, and reproductive regulation — the complete appetite-endocrine picture.
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?
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Ghrelin's role as a major regulator of appetite and its other functions in neuroendocrinology.
Progress in brain research, 182, 189-205
Citation
Lim, Chung Thong; Kola, Blerina; Korbonits, Márta; Grossman, Ashley B. (2010). Ghrelin's role as a major regulator of appetite and its other functions in neuroendocrinology.. Progress in brain research, 182, 189-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0079-6123(10)82008-4