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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2005; 11(10): 1535-1539
Published online Mar 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i10.1535
Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor overexpression in ischemic colitis
Tomoyuki Okuda, Takeshi Azuma, Masahiro Ohtani, Ryuho Masaki, Yoshiyuki Ito, Yukinao Yamazaki, Shigeji Ito, Masaru Kuriyama
Tomoyuki Okuda, Takeshi Azuma, Yoshiyuki Ito, Masaru Kuriyama, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Matsuoka-cho, Fukui 9101193, Japan
Masahiro Ohtani, Yukinao Yamazaki, Department of Endoscopic Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Matsuoka-cho, Fukui 9101193, Japan
Ryuho Masaki, Shigeji Ito, Department of Internal Medicine, Tannan Regional Medical Center, Sabae, Fukui 9168515, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Takeshi Azuma, M.D., Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Matsuoka-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 9101193, Japan. azuma@fmsrsa.fukui-med.ac.jp
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Received: August 24, 2004
Revised: August 26, 2004
Accepted: December 1, 2004
Published online: March 14, 2005
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