Open AccessRole of Endogenous Somatostatin in Postprandial Hypersecretion of Neurotensin in Patients After Gastrectomy
Author(s) -
Tomosaburo Sakamoto,
Masahiko Miyata,
Masaaki Izukura,
Yasuhiro Tanaka,
Kazuhiro Iwase,
Shigeru Imabun,
Hikaru Matsuda
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199704000-00006
Subject(s) - gastrectomy , medicine , postprandial , neurotensin , somatostatin , endocrinology , ingestion , secretion , hormone , stomach , gastrointestinal hormone , endogeny , gastroenterology , peptide hormone , neuropeptide , cancer , insulin , receptor
The purpose of this report is to elucidate the mechanism of the hypersecretion of neurotensin (NT) after gastrectomy.