Is des-acyl ghrelin contributing to uremic anorexia?

Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Nov;86(5):1550-1; author reply 1551-3. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/86.5.1550.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anorexia / etiology*
  • Body Mass Index
  • Female
  • Ghrelin / blood
  • Ghrelin / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 / physiology
  • Sex Characteristics
  • Uremia / complications*

Substances

  • Ghrelin
  • MC4R protein, human
  • Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4
  • ghrelin, des-n-octanoyl