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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 1, 2004; 10(17): 2529-2534
Published online Sep 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2529
Published online Sep 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2529
Hematotesticular barrier is altered from early stages of liver cirrhosis: Effect of insulin-like growth factor 1
Inma Castilla-Cortázar, Nieves Diez, María García-Fernández, Fernando Diez-Caballero, Matías Díaz-Sánchez, Department of Human Physiology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
Jorge Quiroga, Jesús Prieto, Department of Internal Medicine, Liver Unit, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
Inma Castilla-Cortázar, María García-Fernández, Juan Enrique Puche, Amelia Díaz Casares, Salvador González-Barón, Department of Human Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, Malaga, Spain
Alberto Castilla, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Sierrallana, Tollelavega and School of Medicine, University of the Basque Country-Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Isabel Varela-Nieto, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols”, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Spanish Program I + D, SAF 99/0072 and SAF 2001/1672
Correspondence to: Inma Castilla-Cortázar, MD, PhD, Department of Human Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, Campus Teatinos 29080, Málaga, Spain. iccortazar@uma.es
Telephone: +34-952131577 Fax: +34-952131650
Received: February 6, 2004
Revised: February 24, 2004
Accepted: March 4, 2004
Published online: September 1, 2004
Revised: February 24, 2004
Accepted: March 4, 2004
Published online: September 1, 2004
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