Appetite Flashcards
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Gut hormones and satiety
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Anorexgenic pathway
POMC precursor for stimulating a-MSH
Anything that stimulates PMOC will decrease energy intake and vice versa
1
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Physiological regulation of satiety
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AT- leptin- brain
Stomach and Intestines- vagus nerves and gut hormones - brain
Pancreas- insulin- Brian
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What is ghrelin?
A
Peptide hormone
Secreted in stomach
Increases appetite
Produced by epithelial cells lining find us of stomach
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Functions of ghrelin?
A
Immune function and inflammation
Increases gastric emptying rate
