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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2007; 13(25): 3487-3492
Published online Jul 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i25.3487
Published online Jul 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i25.3487
Effect of atrial natriuretic peptide on ischemia-reperfusion injury in a porcine total hepatic vascular exclusion model
Katsumi Kobayashi, Masato Muraoka, Takahiko Akao, Osamu Totsuka, Hisashi Shimizu, Hiroaki Sato, Kazumi Tanaka, Izumi Takeyoshi, Department of Thoracic and Visceral Organ Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-Machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
Kiyohiro Oshima, Intensive Care Unit, Gunma University Hospital, 3-39-15 Showa-Machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
Kenjiro Konno, Animal Resource Project, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University Institute, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
Koshi Matsumoto, Department of Pathology, Nippon Medical School Musashi-Kosugi Hospital, 1-396 Kosugi-chou, Nakaharaku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211-8533, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Izumi Takeyoshi, MD, Department of Thoracic and Visceral Organ Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-Machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan. takeyosi@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp
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Received: March 30, 2007
Revised: March 31, 2007
Accepted: April 18, 2007
Published online: July 7, 2007
Revised: March 31, 2007
Accepted: April 18, 2007
Published online: July 7, 2007
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