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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2007; 13(15): 2145-2149
Published online Apr 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i15.2145
Published online Apr 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i15.2145
Recent advances in basic and clinical aspects of inflammatory bowel disease: Which steps in the mucosal inflammation should we block for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease?
Hitoshi Asakura, Director of International Medical Information Center, Emeritus Professor at Niigata University, Japan
Kenji Suzuki, Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Japan
Terasu Honma, Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Hitoshi Asakura, MD, Shinanomachi Rengakan, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjukuku, Tokyo, 160-0016, Japan. asakura_ht@imic.or.jp
Telephone: +81-3-53617080 Fax: +81-3-53617155
Received: March 7, 2007
Revised: March 10, 2006
Accepted: March 12, 2007
Published online: April 21, 2007
Revised: March 10, 2006
Accepted: March 12, 2007
Published online: April 21, 2007
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