Hormone that controls hunger and appetite also linked to reduced fertility.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 March 2008-Yale University: Hormone that controls hunger and appetite also linked to reduced fertility(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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New Haven, Conn. -- Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that in-utero exposure to the hormone grhelin, a molecule that controls appetite and hunger and nutrition, can result in decreased fertility and fewer offspring.

Results from this research will be presented in an abstract at the 2008 Society for Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) Annual Scientific Meeting held March 26-29 in San Diego, California.

Ghrelin, the so-called "hunger hormone," is produced in the stomach and brain, induces food intake, and operates through a brain region that controls...