Research Article

Reconstruction-Dependent Recovery from Anorexia and Time-Related Recovery of Regulatory Ghrelin System in Gastrectomized Rats

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Daily food intake (a) and body weight (b) in rats for 12 weeks after total gastrectomy combined with Billroth II (B-II) or Roux-en-Y reconstruction method (R-Y), and after sham-operation as the control. Gastrectomy was performed at 6 weeks of age. 𝑃 < for control, 40 for B-II and 35 for R-Y. 4 6 . 3 ± 7 . 2 .05.
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