Fasting ghrelin is related to skeletal muscle mass in healthy adults
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- 作者：Kamilia Tai ; Renuka Visvanathan ; Angela J. Hammond ; Judith M. Wishart ; Michael Horowitz and Ian M. Chapman
- 关键词：ghrelin ; body composition ; age ; gender ; skeletal muscle mass ; food intake
- 刊名：European Journal of Nutrition
- 出版年：2009
- 出版时间：April, 2009
- 年：2009
- 卷：48
- 期：3
- 页码：176-183
- 全文大小：259.6 KB
文摘
Background/Objectives The determinants of plasma ghrelin concentrations including the effects of aging, gender, and body composition, are unclear. Appetite and energy intake decrease with advancing age, and there is a corresponding decline in total body lean tissue, and an increase in fat mass.