Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is effective in fibroblast growth factor-21 deficient mice
Objective: The mechanisms by which bariatric surgeries so effectively and lastingly reduce body weight and normalize metabolic dysfunction are not well understood. Fibroblast growth fator-21 (FGF21) is a key regulator of metabolism and is currently considered for treatment of obesity. Although eleva...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Molecular Metabolism |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877816301193 |