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MP Term : abnormal pancreatic ghrelin secretion [MP:0009196] Mammalian Phenotype

Namespace  MPheno.ontology Obsolete  false
description  anomaly in the production and/or regulated release from pancreatic epsilon cells of a 28-amino acid, acylated, orexigenic peptide that acts centrally to stimulate growth hormone secretion and food intake, and peripherally to regulate energy homeostasis; it is cleaved from a large precursor protein, known as appetite-regulating hormone or motilin-related peptide, which contains both ghrelin and obestatin
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