Elevated serum ghrelin levels in adult patients with cyclic vomiting syndrome

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1858-1859

  Hejazi, Reza A ^a   Lavenbarg, Teri H ^b   McCallum, Richard W ^a  

^a Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; MOTILIN;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REMISSION; SCINTIGRAPHY; STOMACH EMPTYING; VOMITING;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FASTING; FEMALE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; VOMITING;

EID: 80053919039     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.181     Document Type: Letter

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