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Ghrelin and the short- and long-term regulation of appetite and body weight
Physiology & Behavior · 2006 · Vol. 89(1) · pp. 71–84
David E. Cummings✉(VA Puget Sound Health Care System)
Genetic Syndromes and ImprintingRegulation of Appetite and ObesityEating Disorders and BehaviorsGhrelinOrexigenicEndocrinologyInternal medicineAppetiteHypothalamusHormoneBiologyMedicineReceptor
MeSH terms
AnimalsAppetiteBody WeightEnergy MetabolismHumansObesityTime FactorsPeptide HormonesReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledGhrelinReceptors, Ghrelin
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