Defenition of the word ghrelin

• Defenition of the word ghrelin

  • A hormone produced in the stomach lining and the pancreas that stimulates appetite.
  • a hormone produced by stomach cells; "ghrelin is thought to increase feelings of hunger"
  • 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

Hypernyms for the word ghrelin

• • endocrine
  • gastrointestinal hormone
  • gi hormones
  • hormone
  • internal secretion

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