secretagogue
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- secretagogic adjective
Example Sentences
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The study focused on the role of one molecule involved in how our bodies deal with hunger: the growth hormone secretagogue receptor, GHSR, which mediates the effect of ghrelin, known as the "hunger hormone."
From Science Daily
Details of the discovery can be found in the study "Nutrient-sensing growth hormone secretagogue receptor in macrophage programming and meta-inflammation," published in the January issue of Molecular Metabolism.
From Science Daily
The 32-year-old, currently a free agent, tested positive for Ibutamoren, a growth hormone secretagogue, the commissioner's office said Friday.
From US News
The 32-year-old, currently a free agent, tested positive for Ibutamoren, a growth hormone secretagogue, the commissioner’s office said Friday, Aug. 5, 2016.
From US News
Byrd, who served a 50-game suspension in 2012 for using the banned substance Tamoxifen, tested positive for the growth hormone secretagogue Ipamorelin.
From Reuters
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