%0 Journal Article
%T Ghrelin and its Association with Nutritional and Inflammatory Status of Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis in a South Indian Tertiary Care Hospital
%A D Chamundeeswari
%A G Kannan
%A P Soundararajan
%A RN Vanitha
%A S Kavimani
%A S Rengarajan
%J Archive of "Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research".
%D 2016
%R 10.4103/2141-9248.183937
%X Malnutrition and inflammation are associated with morbidity and mortality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Ghrelin, an orexigenic peptide hormone, is speculated to be associated with nutritional and inflammatory status in MHD
%K Appetite
%K Ghrelin
%K Hemodialysis
%K Inflammation
%K Nutritional status
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924487/