Ghrelin and cholecystokinin (CCK) are among the peripheral signals that regulate hunger and satiety. Objective: The objective was to assess whether ghrelin and CCK responses to a standard nutritional load are related to age and frailty.
Unidad de Investigación, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona, Spain. mserra@csdm.cat