ea0022oc3.5 | Pituitary | ECE2010
Azzam Ibrahim
, Limor Rona
, Stern Naftali
, Greenman Yona
We have recently explored the involvement of ghrelin in the eating response to stress in humans and found that ghrelin levels increased in parallel to cortisol after a standardized psychological stress. To further elucidate this interaction, we examined the ghrelin response to pharmacological manipulation of the HPA axis.Following approval from the local Ethical Committee, six lean, healthy male volunteers were examined on two occasions. Blood samples we...