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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 15, 2004; 10(2): 250-254
Published online Jan 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i2.250
Effects of estradiol on liver estrogen receptor-α and its mRNA expression in hepatic fibrosis in rats
Jun-Wang Xu, Jun Gong, Xin-Ming Chang, Jin-Yan Luo, Lei Dong, Ai Jia, Gui-Ping Xu
Jun-Wang Xu, Xin-Ming Chang, Ai Jia, Gui-Ping Xu, Department of Gastroenterology, First Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Jun Gong, Jin-Yan Luo, Lei Dong, Department of Gastroenterology, Second Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710031, Shaanxi Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Doctorate Foundation of Xi’an Jiaotong University, No.2001-13
Correspondence to: Dr. Jun-Wang Xu, Department of Gastroenterology, First Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China. xujw@pub.xaonline.com
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Received: May 11, 2003
Revised: May 30, 2003
Accepted: June 7, 2003
Published online: January 15, 2004
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