Liver markers, prevalence of the metabolic syndrome abnormalities and effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese subjects
Objectives: To evaluate the relations between liver markers (GGT, ALT and AST) and the metabolic syndrome (and its components) in morbidly obese subjects, and to determine the response of these metabolic factors and hepatic enzymes after weight loss induced by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Methods: This...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
2011-12-01
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Series: | Einstein (São Paulo) |
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Online Access: | http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/2042-Einstein_v9n4_429-435_eng.pdf |