Pharmacokinetics of Ghrelin

Summary

The main purpose of this study is to determine the half life of the hormone "ghrelin" in the human body. Other purposes are to investigate the effect of ghrelin on appetite and cardiovascular function.

Timeline

Start

2005-03

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-01

Publications

• Vestergaard ET, Gormsen LC, Jessen N, Lund S, Hansen TK, Moller N, Jorgensen JO. Ghrelin infusion in humans induces acute insulin resistance and lipolysis independent of growth hormone signaling. Diabetes. 2008 Dec;57(12):3205-10. doi: 10.2337/db08-0025. Epub 2008 Sep 5.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.