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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 4.
Published in final edited form as: Peptides. 2009 Nov 26;31(2):357–369. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2009.11.019

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Schematic representation of factors influencing ghrelin release and mediating ghrelin’s effects on food intake and fat storage. ↑, increase; ↓, decrease; +, stimulation; −, inhibition, AgRP, agouti-related peptide; AP, area postrema; ARC, arcuate nucleus; DMH, dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus; GHS-R1a, growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a; NPY, neuropeptide Y; NTS, nucleus of the solitary tract; PVN, paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus.