ghrelin

n. 胃内产生的一种肽，它能够调节食欲、进食和身体构成。; 饥饿激素; [医]生长素是从胃中分离出的一种新的能促进垂体生长激素分泌的肽

发音

CA /ˈɡɹɛlɪn/
其它
US /ˈɡɹɛlɪn/
UK /ˈɡɹɛlɪn/
AU /ˈɡɹelɪn/

词形变化

ghrelins 复数 ghrelins

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A peptide hormone, secreted in the stomach when empty, that increases appetite and secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.

    饥饿素

    不可数 化学 生物

词源

From g(rowth) h(ormone)-rel(easing peptide) + -in (suffix forming names of chemical compounds), influenced by Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”): see the December 1999 quotation.

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