Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 405-410 , April 2010

Bile duct obstruction is associated with early postoperative upregulation of liver uncoupling protein-2 and reduced circulating glucose concentration in the rat

  • Lars Enochsson, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery, Department for Clinical Science Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital–Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46-8-5858-0000; fax: +46-8-5858-2340.
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  • Bengt Isaksson, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery, Department for Clinical Science Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital–Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Lovisa Strömmer, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery, Department for Clinical Science Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital–Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Charlotte Erlanson-Albertsson, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Center (BMC), University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
    • ,
  • Johan Permert, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery, Department for Clinical Science Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital–Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden

Received 9 October 2008 ,Accepted 14 May 2009.

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 This work was supported by grants from the Karolinska Institute Research Funds, Sweden.

PII: S0899-9007(09)00226-3

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.05.005

Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 405-410 , April 2010

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