Serum carnitine as a biomarker of sarcopenia and nutritional status in preoperative gastrointestinal cancer patients

• Main Authors: Akihiko Takagi (Author), Philip Hawke (Author), Satoshi Tokuda (Author), Takeo Toda (Author), Kazuya Higashizono (Author), Erina Nagai (Author), Masaya Watanabe (Author), Eiji Nakatani (Author), Hideyuki Kanemoto (Author), Noriyuki Oba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sarcopenia is an important factor in the postoperative outcome of gastrointestinal cancer patients. However, little research has been carried out on potential biomarkers of sarcopenia. Carnitine is an amino acid derivative that is stored in skeletal muscle and is essential for mu...