Article
Postprandial total ghrelin suppression is modulated by melanocortin signaling in humans.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 2013
van der Klaauw Agatha A, Keogh Julia M, Henning Elana, Blackwood Anthea, Haqq Andrea M, Purnell Jonathan Q, Farooqi I Sadaf
Abstract excerpt
CONTENTS: Ghrelin is implicated in meal initiation because circulating levels increase before and fall after meal consumption. In rodents, ghrelin stimulates food intake via hypothalamic circuits expressing the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R). OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of central melanocortinergic tone on ghrelin secretion in humans. DESIGN/SETTING/PATIENTS/MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:...
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