title: Reversing metabolic diseases through diabetes surgery: do the proximal gut and related hormones play key roles in glucose homeostasis?
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: chency@vghtpe.gov.tw.
authors.forename: Chih-yen
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wei-jei
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019894:Peptide YY / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D019894:Peptide YY; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1