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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2005; 11(43): 6792-6799
Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6792
Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6792
Improvement of regional cerebral blood flow after oral intake of branched-chain amino acids in patients with cirrhosis
Mika Yamamoto, Motoh Iwasa, Naoki Fujita, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masahiko Kaito, Yukihiko Adachi, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
Kaname Matsumura, Yuri Nakagawa, Kan Takeda, Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Motoh Iwasa, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mie University School of Medicine, Edobashi 2-174, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan. motoh@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
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Received: February 17, 2005
Revised: June 1, 2005
Accepted: June 2, 2005
Published online: November 21, 2005
Revised: June 1, 2005
Accepted: June 2, 2005
Published online: November 21, 2005
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