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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