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Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of a response to nutrient levels. Any process that increases appetite. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of a biological quality. A biological quality is a measurable attribute of an organism or part of an organism, such as size, mass, shape, color, etc. A change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus reflecting the presence, absence, or concentration of nutrients. Any process which modulates appetite, the desire or physical craving for food. Any process that activates, maintains, or increases the rate of a response to a food stimulus. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of a response to a food stimulus. A change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a food stimulus; food is anything which, when taken into the body, serves to nourish or build up the tissues or to supply body heat.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: positive regulation of appetite
Acc: GO:0032100
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: Any process that increases appetite.
Synonyms:
  • stimulation of appetite
  • upregulation of appetite
  • activation of appetite
  • appetite stimulation
  • positive regulation of hunger
  • up-regulation of appetite
  • up regulation of appetite
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 15 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 15 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0032100 - positive regulation of appetite (interactive image map)
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