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Can growth hormone and glutamine reduce parenteral nutrition requirements in patients with short-bowel syndrome?

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The synopsis was written by Rachel Jones, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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    Laura E Matarese & Kareem Abu-Elmagd

  2. Director and Professor of Surgery, at the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Center, Thomas E Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Laura E Matarese & Kareem Abu-Elmagd

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Matarese, L., Abu-Elmagd, K. Can growth hormone and glutamine reduce parenteral nutrition requirements in patients with short-bowel syndrome?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 194–195 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0450

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