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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2005; 11(24): 3710-3713
Published online Jun 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i24.3710
High expressions of caveolins on the proliferating bile ductules in primary biliary cirrhosis
Hiroaki Yokomori, Masaya Oda, Go Wakabayashi, Masaki Kitajima, Kazunori Yoshimura, Masahiko Nomura, Toshifumi Hibi
Hiroaki Yokomori, Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato Medical Center Hospital, Saitama 364-850, Japan
Masaya Oda, Organized Center of Clinical Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan
Go Wakabayashi, Masaki Kitajima, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo 160-0016, Japan
Kazunori Yoshimura, Masahiko Nomura, Department of Physiology, Saitama Medical School, Saitama 350-0495, Japan
Toshifumi Hibi, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo 160-0016, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Hiroaki Yokomori, MD, Kitasato Institute Medical Center Hospital, 121-1 Arai, Kitamotoshi, Saitama 364-8501, Japan. yokomori-hr@kitasato.or.jp
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Received: October 29, 2004
Revised: October 30, 2004
Accepted: December 20, 2004
Published online: June 28, 2005
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