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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2005; 11(27): 4148-4153
Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4148
Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4148
Enhanced plasma ghrelin levels in Helicobacter pylori-colonized, interleukin-1-receptor type 1-homozygous knockout (IL-1R1-/-) mice
Yuka Abiko, Hidekazu Suzuki, Tatsuhiro Masaoka, Sachiko Nomura, Kumiko Kurabayashi, Toshifumi Hibi, Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Integrated Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
Hiroshi Hosoda, Kenji Kangawa, Department of Biochemistry, National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research C (2) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (15590686, to H.S.), and a grant from the Keio University School of Medicine
Correspondence to: Hidekazu Suzuki, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. hsuzuki@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
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Received: October 14, 2004
Revised: November 23, 2004
Accepted: November 29, 2004
Published online: July 21, 2005
Revised: November 23, 2004
Accepted: November 29, 2004
Published online: July 21, 2005
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