grelin

grelin

a gastrointestinal hormone produced by epithelial cells lining the fundus of the stomach; appears to be a stimulant for appetite and feeding, but is also a strong stimulant of growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary [Ghrelin je prebavni hormon, ki ga proizvajajo epitelne celice, ki obdajajo dno želodca. Zdi se, da je stimulans za apetit in hranjenje, vendar je tudi močan stimulant izločanja rastnega hormona iz sprednje hipofize.]



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