Estradiol-Dependent Decrease in the Orexigenic Potency of Ghrelin in Female Rats

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"Ghrelin, the only known orexigenic gut hormone, is secreted mainly from the stomach, increases with fasting and before meal initiation in humans and rats, and increases food intake after central or peripheral administration

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Oxytocin: The Neuropeptide of Love Reveals Some of Its Secrets

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The neuropeptide oxytocin is synthesized in the brain and released from neurohypophyseal terminals into the blood and within defined brain regions that regulate emotional, cognitive, and social behaviors. A recent study of CD38−/− mice has demonstrated an essential role for the transmembrane receptor CD38 in secretion of oxytocin into the blood.

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