May this device be an effective treatment for obesity and diabetes? Will the device be placed endoscopically, making it far less invasive than surgical therapies? How does this device affect the complex interplay between receptors that line the stomach and intestine – which are stimulated by ingested food – and the brain, pancreas, liver and [...]
Category Archives: Intestinal lining
Ten centimeter long impermeable sleeve > Secured at the outlet of the stomach > Lining the duodenum > Upper jejunum > Upper portion of the small intestine > Impermeable sleeve > Weight loss > Restoration of normal glucose metabolism > Obesity-induced diabetes > Sealing off > Intestinal lining > Treats obesity > Resolves diabetes > Animal model
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Also filed in Animal model, Impermeable sleeve, Lining the duodenum, Obesity-induced diabetes, Resolves diabetes, Restoration of normal glucose metabolism, Sealing off, Secured at the outlet of the stomach, Ten centimeter long impermeable sleeve, Treats obesity, Upper jejunum, Upper portion of the small intestine
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