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Gut hormones in tropical malabsorption.
Concentrations of various gut hormones were measured after a test breakfast in eight patients with severe tropical malabsorption and 12 controls. The patients with tropical malabsorption had greatly raised basal plasma motilin and enteroglucagon concentrations, but their postprandial release of both gastric inhibitory polypeptide and insulin was significantly reduced. The pattern of gut hormone...
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Aetiology of malabsorption syndrome (MAS) differs in tropical and temperate countries over time; clinical and laboratory parameters may differentiate between various causes. This study was undertaken to investigate the spectrum of MAS among Indian adults and to find out the features that may help to differentiate between TM and celiac disease. METHODS Causes of MAS, an...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.048579