Plasma ghrelin levels of gastrectomized and vagotomized patients are not affected by glucose administration

Summary Background  Ghrelin is a brain–gut peptide with GH‐releasing and appetite‐inducing activities, secreted mainly by the stomach. Circulating ghrelin concentrations fall rapidly after nutrient ingestion as well as after oral and intravenous glucose challenge. A number of gut hormones including...

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