About the Authors
- Robert A. Matthijsen
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Current address: Spaarne Hospital, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands
Affiliation Department of Surgery, School for Nutrition & Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Joep P. M. Derikx
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, School for Nutrition & Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Dian Kuipers
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, School for Nutrition & Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Ronald M. van Dam
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, School for Nutrition & Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Cornelis H. C. Dejong
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Affiliation Department of Surgery, School for Nutrition & Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Wim A. Buurman
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* E-mail: w.buurman@ah.unimaas.nl
Affiliation Department of Surgery, School for Nutrition & Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
Competing Interests
W.A. Buurman is shareholder of the company Hycult Biotechnology (Hbt, Uden, the Netherlands) which provided the human MBL and I-FABP ELISAs. These ELISAs, as used, are commercially available worldwide.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RM JD DK RvD CD WB. Performed the experiments: RM JD DK RvD WB. Analyzed the data: RM JD DK RvD CD WB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RM JD DK CD WB. Wrote the paper: RM JD RvD CD.