Ghrelin Secretion in Preterm Neonates Progressively Increases and Is Refractory to the Inhibitory Effect of Food Intake - Concepedia

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Ghrelin Secretion in Preterm Neonates Progressively Increases and Is Refractory to the Inhibitory Effect of Food Intake

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2006

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Simonetta Bellone, Roberto Baldelli, Giorgio Radetti, Anna Rapa, Daniela Vivenza, Antonella Petri, Silvia Savastio, Mauro Zaffaroni, Fabio Broglio, Ezio Ghigo,

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Abstract

The secretion of total ghrelin increases from delivery to the fourth day of life when it is refractory to the inhibitory effect of food intake, but it is negatively correlated to body weight.

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