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Noun Concept
Categories: Neuropeptides, Ghrelin receptor agonists, Articles with short description, Growth hormone secretagogues, Genes on human chromosome 3
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ghrelin  GHRL  appetite-regulating hormone  Cholinergic-dopaminergic link  Cholinergic-dopaminergic reward link
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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 WordNet 3.0
English:
gene
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Ghrelin is a hormone produced by enteroendocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract, especially the stomach, and is often called a "hunger hormone" because it increases the drive to eat. Wikipedia
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens Wikidata
A hormone produced in the stomach lining and the pancreas that stimulates appetite. OmegaWiki
A peptide hormone, secreted in the stomach when empty, that increases appetite and secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. Wiktionary
Peptide hormone that increases appetite. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
gastrointestinal hormone
gene
peptide
BIOLOGICAL PROCESS
chondrogenesis
excitatory postsynaptic potential
decidualization
CELL COMPONENT
axon
cytoplasm
extracellular space
CHROMOSOME
chromosome 3
ENCODED BY
ghrelin
ENCODES
ghrelin
obestatin
FOUND IN TAXON
early modern human
MOLECULAR FUNCTION
plasma protein binding
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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ghrelin
Wikipedia
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ghrelin
Wikidata
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ghrelin, GHRL
Wiktionary
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ghrelin
OmegaWiki
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ghrelin
Wikipedia Redirections
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Appetite-regulating hormone, Cholinergic-dopaminergic link, Cholinergic-dopaminergic reward link, Cholinergic–dopaminergic link, cholinergic–dopaminergic reward link, Ghrelins, GHRL, grehlin, Grellin, Lenomorelin, Motilin-related peptide, MTLRP
Wikidata Alias
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appetite-regulating hormone, Gastric MLTRP, Ghrelin, ghrelin-28, ghrelin and obestatin prepropeptide, GHRL, Gly-Ser-Ser-Phe-Leu-Ser-Pro-Glu-His-Gln-Arg-Val-Gln-Gln-Arg-Lys-Glu-Ser-Lys-Lys-Pro-Pro-Ala-Lys-Leu-Gln-Pro-Arg, growth hormone-releasing peptide, GSSFLSPEHQRVQQRKESKKPPAKLQPR, motilin-related peptide, MTLRP

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