Organism Function
appetite regulation
ap·pe·tite reg·u·la·tion
Subclass of:
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Desire for food
Definitions related to appetite regulation:
  • Physiologic mechanisms which regulate or control the appetite and food intake.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (regulation of appetite) Any process which modulates appetite, the desire or physical craving for food.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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