“A LEAP 2 conclusions? Targeting the ghrelin system to treat obesity and diabetes”

Background: The hormone ghrelin stimulates food intake, promotes adiposity, increases body weight, and elevates blood glucose. Consequently, alterations in plasma ghrelin levels and the functioning of other components of the broader ghrelin system have been proposed as potential contributors to obes...

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Main Authors: Deepali Gupta, Sean B. Ogden, Kripa Shankar, Salil Varshney, Jeffrey M. Zigman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877820302027