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The effects of vertical sleeve gastrectomy in rodents are ghrelin independent.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2013
Chambers Adam P, Kirchner Henriette, Wilson-Perez Hilary E, Willency Jill A, Hale John E, Gaylinn Bruce D, Thorner Michael O, Pfluger Paul T, Gutierrez Jesus A, Tschöp Matthias H, Sandoval Darleen A, Seeley Randy J
Abstract excerpt
Reductions in levels of the hunger-stimulating hormone ghrelin have been proposed to mediate part of the effects of vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgeries for obesity. We studied circulating levels of acyl and desacyl ghrelin in rats after these surgeries. We fou...
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