Ghrelin's reproductive roles include direct gonadal effects, hypothalamic GnRH modulation, and metabolic-fertility coupling — linking nutritional status to reproductive capacity through the ghrelin system.
Key findingGhrelin's reproductive roles include direct gonadal effects, hypothalamic GnRH modulation, and metabolic-fertility coupling — linking nutritional stat
What the researchers found
Ghrelin's reproductive roles include direct gonadal effects, hypothalamic GnRH modulation, and metabolic-fertility coupling — linking nutritional status to reproductive capacity through the ghrelin system.
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 2011.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
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Beyond the metabolic role of ghrelin: a new player in the regulation of reproductive function.
Peptides, 32(12), 2514-21
Citation
Muccioli, Giampiero; Lorenzi, Teresa; Lorenzi, Maria; Ghè, Corrado; Arnoletti, Elisa; Raso, Giuseppina Mattace; Castellucci, Mario; Gualillo, Oreste; Meli, Rosaria. (2011). Beyond the metabolic role of ghrelin: a new player in the regulation of reproductive function.. Peptides, 32(12), 2514-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2011.10.020