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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > obesity > biological or genetic contributors to obesity > ghrelin
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > biological or genetic contributors to obesity > ghrelin
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > biological or genetic contributors to obesity > ghrelin
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > biological or genetic contributors to obesity > ghrelin
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > biological or genetic contributors to obesity > ghrelin
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > biological or genetic contributors to obesity > ghrelin
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > biological or genetic contributors to obesity > ghrelin
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > school health > special populations and vulnerable youth > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > biological or genetic contributors to obesity > ghrelin
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > biological or genetic contributors to obesity > ghrelin

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ghrelin  

Definition(s)

  • Ghrelin is a recently discovered hormone that is believed to play a role in the regulation of eating and body weight. Ghrelin is produced in the fundus of the stomach and is part of a class of compounds known as gut peptides. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Ghrelin]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TZP0PMMJ-V

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