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Serum levels of ghrelin and obestatin in children with symptoms suggestive of delayed gastric emptying of unclear etiology

BACKGROUND: Ghrelin and obestatin are peptides of the gut-brain axis affecting appetite and gastrointestinal motility. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional, case-control study to determine pre- and postprandial serum levels of total ghrelin and obestatin along with gastric emptying scintigraphy i...

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Autores principales: Saliakellis, Efstratios, Karatzas, Nikolaos, Iakovou, Ioannis, Farmaki, Evangelia, Varlamis, Georgios, Fotoulaki, Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4585391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26423109