The effect of pre-resection obesity on post-resection body composition after 75% small bowel resection in rats

Abstract In patients with short bowel syndrome, an elevated pre-resection Body Mass Index may be protective of post-resection body composition. We hypothesized that rats with diet-induced obesity would lose less lean body mass after undergoing massive small bowel resection compared to non-obese rats...

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Main Authors: Neesha S. Patel, Ujwal R. Yanala, Shruthishree Aravind, Roger D. Reidelberger, Jon S. Thompson, Mark A. Carlson
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7aac6fad322a4404b3c37b78758e18d9
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