2013•Zhonghua neifenmi daixie zazhiRequires access
Alterations in fasting and postprandial blood ghrelin levels in high-fat diet induced obese rats and its relationship with insulin resistance
Liping Liao, Xiangjie Zhang, Xiaoying Liu, Libin Liu
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Abstract
Fasting blood ghrelin level was decreased,and postprandial ghrelin descent was suppressed in high-fat diet induced obese rats.Fasting ghrelin concentration,but not postprandial ghrelin concentration,was negatively correlated with body weight,insulin resistance index,and glucose level.
Key words:
Ghrelin; Insulin; Obesity; High-fat diet