Chronic dietary restriction altered both plasma ghrelin levels and GOAT (the enzyme that activates ghrelin by adding its fatty acid tag) mRNA in rats — calorie restriction reprograms the ghrelin activation system.
Key findingChronic dietary restriction altered both plasma ghrelin levels and GOAT (the enzyme that activates ghrelin by adding its fatty acid tag) mRNA in rats
What the researchers found
Chronic dietary restriction altered both plasma ghrelin levels and GOAT (the enzyme that activates ghrelin by adding its fatty acid tag) mRNA in rats — calorie restriction reprograms the ghrelin activation 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 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
Long-term dietary restriction influences plasma ghrelin and GOAT mRNA level in rats.
Physiology & behavior, 99(5), 605-10
Citation
Reimer, Raylene A; Maurer, Alannah D; Lau, David C W; Auer, Roland N. (2010). Long-term dietary restriction influences plasma ghrelin and GOAT mRNA level in rats.. Physiology & behavior, 99(5), 605-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.01.034