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Food for thought
Ghrelin is a physiological mediator of feeding and probably has a function in growth regulation.
Email: Tudor Toma - ttoma@mail.dntis.ro News from The Scientist 2001, 2(1):20010111-03
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The molecule ghrelin is an acylated peptide that stimulates the release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. Masamitsu Nakazato and collegues from Miyazaki Medical College, Kiyotake, Japan report in 11 January Nature that ghrelin mediates feeding and probably has a function in growth regulation, by stimulating feeding and release of growth hormone.
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