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Organ specific targets of Ghrelin. Ghrelin has been shown to exert its action on multiple organs. Most notably, ghrelin modulates eating habits and has been correlated with metabolic syndrome. The arrows indicate the respective increase or decreases in specific functions of the organs participating in metabolism in response to Ghrelin. IGF, Insulin growth factor; CNS, central nervous system.
