Betaine: a potential agent for the treatment of hepatopathy associated with short bowel syndrome

Background: The hepatopathy associated with short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a multifactorial disease associated with poor prognosis. Besides intestinal transplantation, no other treatment has been shown effective. The current study evaluated the efficacy of betaine for the treatment of hepatopathy ass...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Teixeira Araújo, Fernanda Domenici, Jorge Elias Jr., Hélio Vannucchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2014-06-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112014000600020&lng=en&tlng=en