Age-dependent modulation of central ghrelin effects on food intake and lipid metabolism in rats

Ghrelin is an endogenous peptide potentially useful in therapy of anorexia and other age-related metabolic disturbances. We evaluated the influence of age on the orexigenic and lipid metabolism-altering effects of ghrelin. Peripubertal, young, adult and middle-aged rats (1, 2, 7 and 12 months old, r...

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Published in:	European journal of pharmacology Vol. 710; no. 1-3; pp. 85 - 91
Main Authors:	Nesic, Dejan M., Stevanovic, Darko M., Stankovic, Sanja D., Milosevic, Verica L., Trajkovic, Vladimir, Starcevic, Vesna P., Severs, Walter B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15-06-2013
Subjects:	Adipose Tissue, White - metabolism Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - blood Aging Aging - physiology Animals Appetite Body Weight - drug effects Corticosterone - blood Eating - drug effects Ghrelin Ghrelin - pharmacology Insulin Insulin - blood Leptin Leptin - blood Lipid Metabolism - drug effects Lipids Male Metabolism Rat Rats Rats, Wistar Appetite Rat Ghrelin Leptin Aging Lipids Metabolism Insulin
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