Open AccessAdministration of ghrelin to young uraemic rats increases food intake transiently, stimulates growth hormone secretion and does not improve longitudinal growth
Author(s) -
O. Alvarez-Garcia,
Enrique García-López,
Julián Rodrı́guez,
Helena GilPeña,
Inés Molinos,
E Carbajo-Pérez,
Fernando Santos
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfl645
Subject(s) - ghrelin , medicine , endocrinology , saline , appetite , basal (medicine) , food intake , hormone , intraperitoneal injection , insulin
Ghrelin administration stimulates appetite and growth hormone (GH) secretion. Whether these effects are preserved in young individuals with chronic renal failure (CRF) and their potential benefit on growth is questioned.
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