Sentences with phrase «at the stomach fundus»

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Conversely ghrelin, produced mainly by P / D1 cells lining the fundus of the stomach, exerts appetite stimulating effects and so levels are typically at their peak pre-meal and decrease post - prandially.87 As weight - loss is associated with increased fasting levels of ghrelin 88 and reduced suppression in response to a meal in obese subjects 89, changes in circulating ghrelin levels have been assessed in several IER studies.