Ghrelin May Not Be a 'Hunger Hormone' but a Fat Store (IMAGE)

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Ghrelin May Not Be a 'Hunger Hormone' but a Fat Store

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Ghrelin hypersensitivity in GHSR mutant rats led to enhanced body weight, adiposity, and insulin resistance without affecting food intake.dently of an effect on food intake. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the April 20, 2016 issue of Science Signaling, published by AAAS. The paper, by Y. Chebani at INSERM in Paris, France, and colleagues was titled, "Enhanced responsiveness of GhsrQ343X rats to ghrelin results in enhanced adiposity without increased appetite."

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Philippe Zizzari

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