Ghrelin production is regulated by meal timing, macronutrients, hormones (insulin, leptin, GH), neural signals, and disease states — a multi-factorial regulation system that explains ghrelin's complex dynamics.
Key findingGhrelin production is regulated by meal timing, macronutrients, hormones (insulin, leptin, GH), neural signals, and disease states — a multi-factorial
What the researchers found
Ghrelin production is regulated by meal timing, macronutrients, hormones (insulin, leptin, GH), neural signals, and disease states — a multi-factorial regulation system that explains ghrelin's complex dynamics.
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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Ghrelin fluctuation, what determines its production?
Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica, 41(3), 188-97
Citation
Yin, Xuefeng; Li, Yin; Xu, Geyang; An, Wenjiao; Zhang, Weizhen. (2009). Ghrelin fluctuation, what determines its production?. Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica, 41(3), 188-97.