The controversial research aims to supplement baby milk with a hormone that suppresses hunger. 这一有争议的研究,目的是向婴儿提供一种含有抑制食欲激素的配方牛奶。
The drug, developed at Imperial College London, is based on a gut hormone that controls sensations of hunger and satiety. 英国伦敦帝国理工学院(imperialcollegelondon)开发的这种药物,以一种控制饥饱感觉的胃肠激素为基础。
Five years ago, all eyes were on the hormone ghrelin, which is produced in the gut and which helps regulate hunger. 五年前,大家都在关注生长激素释放肽,它由消化道产生并能有助于调节饥饿感。
The scientists found that a peptide active in the hypothalamus called melanin-concentrating hormone or MCH can inactivate the reproductive system in times of hunger. 科学家发现,下丘脑中有一种肽类物质叫做“黑色素聚集激素”或者“MCH”,在饥饿时期可以使生殖系统失去活性。