Final answer: ghrelin can suppress insulin secretion in humans, but is it clinically relevant?
Meyer
Christian
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Department of Endocrinology, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. christian.meyer@va.gov
D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D054439:Ghrelin / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism*; D007329:Insulin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D050417:Insulin-Secreting Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D054440:Receptors, Ghrelin / Q000502:physiology; D013270:Stomach / Q000502:physiology
D054439:Ghrelin; D007328:Insulin; D007329:Insulin Antagonists; D054440:Receptors, Ghrelin; D002118:Calcium