Effect of age on the dynamics of acylated ghrelin in fasting conditions and in response to a meal

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1369-1370

  Di Francesco, Vincenzo ^a   Fantin, Francesco ^a   Residori, Luigi ^a   Bissoli, Luisa ^a   Micciolo, Rocco ^b   Zivelonghi, Alessandra ^a   Zoico, Elena ^a   Omizzolo, Francesca ^a   Bosello, Ottavio ^a   Zamboni, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; INSULIN;

AGED; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUNGER; LETTER; MALE; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SATIETY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; EATING; FASTING; FEMALE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; HUNGER; INSULIN; MALE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

EID: 48449092473     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01732.x     Document Type: Letter

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