Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2012; 18(32): 4257-4269
Published online Aug 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i32.4257
Gene expression profiling and endothelin in acute experimental pancreatitis
Helieh S Oz, Ying Lu, Louis P Vera-Portocarrero, Pei Ge, Ada Silos-Santiago, Karin N Westlund
Helieh S Oz, Karin N Westlund, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536, United States
Helieh S Oz, J510 KY Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536, United States
Ying Lu, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
Louis P Vera-Portocarrero, Medtronics Inc., Minneapolis, MN 55432, United States
Pei Ge, Ada Silos-Santiago, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA 02141, United States
Author contributions: Oz HS analyzed and interpreted data, prepared manuscript and figures and is the corresponding author; Westlund KN designed research, collected data, edited manuscript and is senior author; Lu Y performed animal study, collected data, wrote a portion of manuscript draft; Vera-Portocarrero LP performed animal study, collected data, edited manuscript; Ge P and Silos-Santiago A provided microarray gene data and analysis, edited manuscript.
Supported by National Institutes of Health Grants, No. NS039041, to Westlund KN and DE19177, to Oz HS
Correspondence to: Helieh S Oz, DVM, PhD, AGAF, J510 KY Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose ST, Lexington, KY 40536, United States. hoz2@email.uky.edu
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Received: June 21, 2012
Revised: August 14, 2012
Accepted: August 18, 2012
Published online: August 28, 2012
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