💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Proghrelin"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| preproghrelinnoun | A precursor of proghrelin |
| ghrelinnoun | (biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted in the stomach when empty, that increases appetite and secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. |
| gastrinnoun | (biochemistry) A hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach |
| preproglucagonnoun | (biochemistry) Any polypeptide precursor of a proglucagon. |
| proglucagonnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a group of polypeptides that are cleaved to produce glucagon. |
| progastrinnoun | The inactive precursor of gastrin |
| obestatinnoun | (biochemistry) An oligopeptide sequence, present in ghrelin, that binds to a specific orphan receptor |
| gastrotropinnoun | (biochemistry) A cytoplasmic, hydrophobic ligand-binding protein which stimulates gastric acid and pepsinogen secretion |
| enteroglucagonnoun | A peptide hormone derived from preproglucagon |
| gastrokinenoun | (biochemistry) Any of a group of gastrokinetic proteins |
| secretograninnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a group of related neuroendocrine secretory proteins. |
| granulinnoun | Any of a family of secreted glycosylated peptides that affect cell growth. |
| growth hormonenoun | A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland in many animals including humans, that promotes growth and regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. |
| prosecretinnoun | (biochemistry) A precursor to secretin, activated by gastric acid |
| glucoincretinnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a class of peptide hormones derived from preproglucagon |
| chromograninnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a family of secretory proteins found in many types of cell. |
| prolactinnoun | (biochemistry) A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females. |
| myoregulinnoun | (biochemistry) A micropeptide that regulates muscle performance |
| phogrinnoun | (biochemistry) A protein present on insulin-secretory granules of pancreatic beta cells |
| glicentinnoun | (biology) A peptide hormone found in the gut, of uncertain biological function. |
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