Journal of Hepatology
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 765-777 , October 2009

Effects of weight loss induced by bariatric surgery on hepatic adipocytokine expression

  • Alexander R. Moschen

      Affiliations

    • Christian Doppler Research Laboratory for Gut Inflammation, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    • Internal Medicine II (Gastroenterology and Hepatology), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Clemens Molnar

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine I (Metabolic Diseases, Pulmology, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Angiology), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Anna Maria Wolf

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine V (Hematology and Oncology), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    • ,
  • Helmut Weiss

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    • ,
  • Ivo Graziadei

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine II (Gastroenterology and Hepatology), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    • ,
  • Susanne Kaser

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine I (Metabolic Diseases, Pulmology, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Angiology), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    • ,
  • Christoph F. Ebenbichler

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine I (Metabolic Diseases, Pulmology, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Angiology), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Sylvia Stadlmann

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Kantonsspital Baden, Baden, Switzerland
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  • Patrizia L. Moser

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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  • Herbert Tilg

      Affiliations

    • Christian Doppler Research Laboratory for Gut Inflammation, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    • Internal Medicine II (Gastroenterology and Hepatology), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43 512 5040; fax: +43 512 5046723374.

Received 3 January 2009 ,Revised 20 May 2009 ,Accepted 2 June 2009.

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☆ The authors who have taken part in this study declared that they do not have anything to disclose regarding funding or conflict of interest with respect to this manuscript.

PII: S0168-8278(09)00443-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.06.016

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 765-777 , October 2009

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