Term: ghrelin: a gastrointestinal hormone produced by epithelial cells lining the fundus of the stomach; appears to be a stimulant for appetite and feeding, but is also a strong stimulant of growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: cerebrospinal meningitis: meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: call fire: fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: papaveraceae: herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: counterattack: (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: butterfly orchid: orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: line-drive single: a single resulting from a line drive
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: southern tai: a branch of the Tai languages
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: triple crown: (horse racing) a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: rootstock: root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots
Broader: gastrointestinal hormone: hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning | Unrelated: funeral march: a slow march to be played for funeral processions