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Definition of ghrelin in English English dictionary
- A peptide hormone, secreted in the stomach, that increases appetite
- {i} recently identified 28 amino acid peptide found in hypothalamus and stomach
- a hormone produced by stomach cells; "ghrelin is thought to increase feelings of hunger
- a hormone produced by stomach cells; "ghrelin is thought to increase feelings of hunger"
ghrelin
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() From acronym GHR (“growth hormone-releasing peptide”) + -lin, a common hormone suffix. Incidental pun on Proto-Indo-European *ghre- (“to grow”).Resimler
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