Endocrine Abstracts

Ghrelin is a peptide discovered in 1999 as the first natural growth hormone secretagogue. It also proved to be an essential regulator of metabolism increasing appetite, body weight and stimulating peristalsis. Thyroid plays an important role in the maintenance of energy balance. Thus, correlation between ghrelin and thyroid function is worth consideration. Previous studies suggested, that ghrelin production is increased in hypothyroidism and decreased in hyperthyroism. However...