ghrelina

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Spanish

Noun

ghrelina f (plural ghrelinas)

  1. ghrelin
    • 2015 September 17, “¿Está engordando? La culpa puede ser de su casa”, in El País:
      La falta de descanso trastorna las hormonas: reduce la leptina, que aporta sensación de saciedad, incrementa la ghrelina, que da ganas de comer, y eleva el índice de masa corporal, según investigadores de las universidades de Palo Alto y Winconsin (EE UU).
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