Which Statement Is FALSE Regarding the Protein Ghrelin

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which statement is FALSE regarding the protein ghrelin?

• A) Levels of ghrelin are lowest in the blood just before a meal and lowest just after a meal.
• B) Ghrelin is a peptide hormone produced by endocrine cells lining the gastrointestinal tract.
• C) The receptors for ghrelin are found in the same location as the receptors for leptin.
• D) Regulation of gastric ghrelin secretion may be influenced by specific microbes in the gut.
• E) Ghrelin causes the release of orexigenic peptides from arcuate neurons in the pituitary gland.

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