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01-09-2016 | Letter to the Editor

Effect of Vagal Nerve Blockade on Moderate Obesity with an Obesity-Related Comorbid Condition: the ReCharge Study

Authors: Radwan Kassir, Jean-Claude Barthelemy, Frederic Roche, Jean Luc Perrot, Olivier Tiffet

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 9/2016

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It is important to understand that some of the complications associated with obesity are strictly dependent on the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The ANS is the efferent motor system that acts without conscious control. It is distributed throughout the body, coordinating the action between the different structures it innervates. The ANS, composed of a sympathetic and parasympathetic division, is crucial for the maintenance of homeostasis, notably with regard to the regulation of appetite. …

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Title: Effect of Vagal Nerve Blockade on Moderate Obesity with an Obesity-Related Comorbid Condition: the ReCharge Study
Authors: Radwan Kassir
Jean-Claude Barthelemy
Frederic Roche
Jean Luc Perrot
Olivier Tiffet
Publication date: 01-09-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Obesity Surgery / Issue 9/2016
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-016-2258-1

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Effect of Vagal Nerve Blockade on Moderate Obesity with an Obesity-Related Comorbid Condition: the ReCharge Study

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