Childhood sexual abuse is associated with higher total ghrelin serum levels in adulthood: results from a large, population-based study

Abstract Ghrelin is an orexigenic peptide hormone synthesized in times of stress and hunger and alterations of the ghrelin system following acute stressors could be repeatedly shown in humans. However, little data exists on long-term effects of trauma on the ghrelin system. We aimed to investigate t...

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Main Authors: Dirk Alexander Wittekind, Jürgen Kratzsch, Roland Mergl, Kerstin Wirkner, Ronny Baber, Christian Sander, A. Veronica Witte, Arno Villringer, Michael Kluge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2023-06-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-023-02517-z