GHRELIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ghrelin mean? 

• GHRELIN (noun)
  The noun GHRELIN has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: GHRELIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GHRELIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("ghrelin" is a kind of...):

gastrointestinal hormone; GI hormones (hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning)

 Context examples 

Ghrelin, naturally secreted by gastric endocrine cells, is a 28 amino acid peptide and an endogenous ligand for GHSR.

(Ghrelin Peptide Analogue, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of ghrelin present in a sample.

(Ghrelin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A pentapeptide (Aib-His-D-2-Nal-D-Phe-Lys-NH2) and a ghrelin mimetic with growth hormone (GH) releasing activity.

(Ipamorelin, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, ghrelin reduces the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which may play a direct role in cancer-related loss of appetite.

(Macimorelin, NCI Thesaurus)

The recently discovered endogenous GH-releasing peptide, called ghrelin, also stimulates GH release.

(Food Intake and Energy Homeostasis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A measurement of total ghrelin in a biological specimen.

(Ghrelin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A synthetic, orally bioavailable, small-molecule ghrelin mimetic with appetite-stimulating and anabolic activities.

(Anamorelin, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of active ghrelin in a biological specimen.

(Active Ghrelin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of active ghrelin present in a sample.

(Active Ghrelin Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

The orally bioavailable hydrochloride salt of a synthetic, small-molecule ghrelin mimetic with appetite-stimulating and anabolic activities.

(Anamorelin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)