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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2005; 11(40): 6373-6380
Published online Oct 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i40.6373
Published online Oct 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i40.6373
Effects of glucocorticoids on the growth and chemosensitivity of carcinoma cells are heterogeneous and require high concentration of functional glucocorticoid receptors
Yen-Shen Lu, Sung-Hsin Kuo, Min-Liang Kuo, Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Huang-Chun Lien, Departments of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Pei-Yen Yeh, Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Kun-Huei Yeh, Department of Oncology, and Departments of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Departments of Internal Medicine and Medical Research, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Ann-Lii Cheng, Department of Oncology, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by grants from the National Science Council No.NSC 93-2314-B-002-006, Taiwan, and grants from National Taiwan University Hospital 91-N006
Correspondence to: Ann-Lii Cheng, Department of Oncology, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 10016, Taiwan, China. andrew@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw
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Received: February 15, 2005
Revised: April 15, 2005
Accepted: April 18, 2005
Published online: October 28, 2005
Revised: April 15, 2005
Accepted: April 18, 2005
Published online: October 28, 2005
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