SMALL INTESTINAL L CELL DENSITY IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE OBESITY AFTER ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Enteroendocrine L cells can be found in the entire gastrointestinal tract and their incretins act on glycemic control and metabolic homeostasis. Patients with severe obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus may have lower density of L cells in the proximal intestine. AIMS: This st...

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Main Authors: Priscila Costa Estabile, Marco Aurélio Santo, Eduardo Guimarães Horneaux de Moura, Rogério Kuga, Priscila Caproni, Roberto de Cleva, Filippe Camarotto Mota, Fábio Quirillo Milléo, Roberto Ferreira Artoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2022-10-01
Series:ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202022000100334&lng=en&tlng=en