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. 2010:2010:217267.
doi: 10.1155/2010/217267. Epub 2010 Jan 27.

Ghrelin and metabolic surgery

Dimitrios J Pournaras  1 , Carel W le Roux
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Ghrelin and metabolic surgery

Dimitrios J Pournaras et al. Int J Pept. 2010.

Abstract

Metabolic surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. Ghrelin has been implicated to play a role in the success of these procedures. Furthermore, these operations have been used to study the gut-brain axis. This article explores this interaction, reviewing the available data on changes in ghrelin levels after different surgical procedures.

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