Obestatin: An Interesting but Controversial Gut Hormone
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Obestatin: an interesting but controversial gut hormone.
Obestatin is a 23-amino acid peptide hormone released from the stomach and is present not only in the gastrointestinal tract, but also in the spleen, mammary gland, breast milk and plasma. Obestatin appears to function as part of a complex gut-brain network whereby hormones and substances from the stomach and intestines signal the brain about satiety or hunger. In contrast to ghrelin, which cau...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1421-9697,0250-6807
DOI: 10.1159/000334106