Which among the following is the function of ghrelin?
Ghrelin is a potent secretagogue of pituitary growth hormone (but not adrenocoicotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, prolactin, or thyroid-stimulating hormone). Ghrelin appears to be an orexigenic regulator of appetite (i.e., when ghrelin is elevated, appetite is stimulated, and when it is suppressed, appetite is suppressed). Ref: Dempsey D.T. (2010). Chapter 26. Stomach. In F.C. Brunicardi, D.K. Andersen, T.R. Billiar, D.L. Dunn, J.G. Hunter, J.B. Matthews, R.E. Pollock (Eds), Schwaz's Principles of Surgery, 9e.
Stimulation of appetite
Suppression of appetite
Stimulation of sleep
Suppression of sleep