title: Starving for ghrelin.
abstract: The initial discovery of ghrelin as a potent orexigenic hormone raised excitement about a new direction for possibly treating eating disorders. McFarlane et al. (2014) show that with deletion of ghrelin-producing cells from an adult animal, there is little effect on appetitive behaviors but significant implications for glucose homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia; Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia. Electronic address: mark.sleeman@monash.edu.
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Sleeman
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Spanswick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D059305:Diet, High-Fat; D054439:Ghrelin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D054439:Ghrelin