Central mechanisms involved in the orexigenic actions of ghrelin
Andrews ZB;;
Peptides2011Vol. 32pp. -
243
zb2011peptidescentral
Abstract
Ghrelin is a stomach hormone, secreted into the bloodstream, that initiates food intake by activating NPY/AgRP neurons in the hypothalamic acruate nucleus. This review focuses on recent evidence that details the mechanisms through which ghrelin activate receptors on NPY neurons and downstream signal …