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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2006; 12(31): 5021-5027
Published online Aug 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i31.5021
Administration of granulocyte colony stimulating factor after liver transplantation leads to an increased incidence and severity of ischemic biliary lesions in the rat model
Olaf Dirsch, Haidong Chi, Yuan Ji, Yan Li Gu, Christoph E Broelsch, Uta Dahmen
Olaf Dirsch, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann Strasse 9, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
Haidong Chi, Yuan Ji, Yan Li Gu, Christoph E Broelsch, Uta Dahmen, Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, D-45122 Essen, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (KFO 117/1) and the IFORES Research Program, University Hospital Essen
Correspondence to: Dr. Uta Dahmen, MD, PhD, Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, D-45122, Essen, Germany. utadahmen@uni-due.de
Telephone: +49-201-7231121
Received: March 1, 2006
Revised: March 20, 2006
Accepted: March 27, 2006
Published online: August 21, 2006
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