Ghrelin is a GH secretagog isolated recently from rat stomach and involved in the stimulation of food intake and adiposity in rodents and humans. Moreover, subsequent studies showed that ghrelin is expressed in rat and human placenta, suggesting a possible influence of the peptide on fetal growth. The aim of this study was to evaluate circulating levels of ghrelin in appropriate for gestational age (AGA) or intrauterine growth-restricted (IUGR) fetuses.

Circulating levels of ghrelin in human fetuses / D. Cortelazzi, V. Cappiello, P. S. Morpurgo, S. Ronzoni, M. S. Nobile De Santis, I. Cetin, P. Beck-Peccoz, A. Spada. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY. - ISSN 0804-4643. - 149:2(2003 Aug), pp. 111-116.

Circulating levels of ghrelin in human fetuses

M. S. Nobile De Santis;I. Cetin;P. Beck-Peccoz;A. Spada
2003

Abstract

Ghrelin is a GH secretagog isolated recently from rat stomach and involved in the stimulation of food intake and adiposity in rodents and humans. Moreover, subsequent studies showed that ghrelin is expressed in rat and human placenta, suggesting a possible influence of the peptide on fetal growth. The aim of this study was to evaluate circulating levels of ghrelin in appropriate for gestational age (AGA) or intrauterine growth-restricted (IUGR) fetuses.
Fetus; Hydrocortisone; Human Growth Hormone; Sex Characteristics; Humans; Gestational Age; Fetal Weight; Pregnancy; Ghrelin; Leptin; Peptide Hormones; Adult; Cesarean Section; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Male
Settore MED/40 - Ginecologia e Ostetricia
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