Ghrelin is a peptide hormone produced by the gastrointestinal tract, with multiple actions in the body. Its best-known function involves energy metabolism. Ghrelin is an orexigenic hormone which ...

Ghrelin is involved in eating, whether to push up energy reserves or for the sake of pleasure. This action occurs when it binds to the GHS-R located in many sites in the central nervous system.

Ghrelin is a 28-amino acid peptide with a fatty acid side chain produced and secreted mainly by the X/A-like endocrine cells in the gastric fundus. Ghrelin may also be produced in the hypothalamus.

R M Meyer, A Burgos-Robles, E Liu, S S Correia, K A Goosens. A ghrelin–growth hormone axis drives stress-induced vulnerability to enhanced fear. Molecular Psychiatry, 2013; DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.135 ...

Ghrelin is famously known as the “hunger hormone” for the role it plays in promoting appetite. The hormone is secreted by the gastrointestinal tract, has the ability to cross the blood-brain ...

Ghrelin is the "hunger hormone" that triggers intense food cravings - especially for high-calorie foods. But the results of a new study suggest that it might be possible to develop a pill to block ...

Ghrelin is a hormone released by the lining of the stomach that promotes feeding behavior. Decreasing ghrelin levels could potentially help combat obesity -- in fact, a vaccine that lowers ghrelin ...

The gastrointestinal hormones ghrelin and motilin are released during hunger to stimulate appetite and interdigestive movement of the stomach, respectively. Ghrelin and motilin receptor agonists ...

Ghrelin is produced in the stomach, and its levels rise before your habitual mealtimes and after you haven’t eaten for an extended period. So the hormone reminds you to put something in your belly.

Ghrelin, Leptin and You The relationship between sleep and diet by Jackie Dikos, R.D. Published: Jul 19, 2009 12:00 AM EDT Save Article ...