Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 68-73 , March 2010

Endocrine Role of Stomach in Appetite Regulation in Chronic Kidney Disease: About Ghrelin and Obestatin

  • Denise Mafra, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition Faculty, Federal University Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil
    • ,
  • Fitsum Guebre-Egziabher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Edouard Herriot and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U870, University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France
    • ,
  • Denis Fouque, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Edouard Herriot and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U870, University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Denis Fouque, MD, PhD, Department of Nephrology, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, 69437 Lyon Cedex 03, France.

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PII: S1051-2276(09)00218-0

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2009.08.002

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 68-73 , March 2010

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