Ghrelin is neuroprotective in Parkinson’s disease: molecular mechanisms of metabolic neuroprotection
Ghrelin is a circulating orexigenic signal that rises with prolonged fasting and falls postprandially. Ghrelin regulates energy homeostasis by stimulating appetite and body weight; however, it also has many nonmetabolic functions including enhanced learning and memory, anxiolytic effects as well as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2042018813479645 |