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Concept information

Preferred term

ghrelin

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Péptido de 28 aminoácidos con un grupo octanoil en serina en la tercera posición, estimula la secreción de somatotropina y es un antagonista de la somatostatina. Es sintetizado en muchos tejidos, pero las células ghrelin se concentran en la mucosa estomacal. Estimula la ingestión de alimentos y disminuye la utilización de grasa.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/42919

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