ea0016p535 | Obesity | ECE2008
Al-Massadi Omar
, Gonzalez Carmen Ruth
, Pardo Maria
, Dieguez Carlos
, Casanueva Felipe
, Seoane Luisa Maria
Ghrelin is a pleiotropic hormone characterized mainly by its strong orexigenic action and its role as GH secretagogue.Age-related level variation of this hormone has been previously shown in different studies centred in mARN expression and in its plasma levels; however there is no data about its secretion directly from the stomach although this is the main ghrelin producing organ.Objectives: To determine the levels of ghrelin in th...