Is des-acyl ghrelin contributing to uremic anorexia? [5]

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1550-1551

  Molfino, Alessio ^a   Laviano, Alessandro ^a   Fanelli, Filippo Rossi ^a   Muscaritoli, Maurizio ^a   Chiappini, Maria Grazia ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DES ACYL GHRELIN; GHRELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOREXIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; APPETITE DISORDER; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; UREMIA;

EID: 36248941559     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.5.1550     Document Type: Letter

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