Ghrelin
ProteinThe 'hunger hormone' produced by the stomach, stimulating appetite particularly for energy-dense foods during caloric restriction.
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Glucagon-like peptide-1
ProteinNatural satiety hormone produced in the gut, signalling fullness to the brain and forming the basis for GLP-1 medication effects.
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Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide
ProteinThe first and dominant incretin hormone, responsible for 60 to 80% of the postprandial insulin response, that, unlike GLP-1, acts directly on adipose tissue to promote lipid storage.
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Glucosylceramidase
ProteinThe extracellular processing enzyme that converts glucosylceramide to free ceramide in the lower stratum corneum. One of two enzymes completing the final step of ceramide generation.
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Growth arrest-specific protein 6
ProteinGrowth factor involved in hair follicle signalling and cellular processes relevant to hair cycle regulation.