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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2008; 14(15): 2406-2410
Published online Apr 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2406
Stronger inhibition of gastric acid secretion by lafutidine, a novel H2 receptor antagonist, than by the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole
Hatsushi Yamagishi, Tomoyuki Koike, Shuichi Ohara, Toru Horii, Ryousuke Kikuchi, Shigeyuki Kobayashi, Yasuhiko Abe, Katsunori Iijima, Akira Imatani, Kaori Suzuki, Takanori Hishinuma, Junichi Goto, Tooru Shimosegawa
Hatsushi Yamagishi, Tomoyuki Koike, Shuichi Ohara, Toru Horii, Ryousuke Kikuchi, Shigeyuki Kobayashi, Yasuhiko Abe, Katsunori Iijima, Akira Imatani, Tooru Shimosegawa, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 9808574, Japan
Kaori Suzuki, Junichi Goto, Division of Clinical Pharmacy, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sendai 9808574, Japan
Takanori Hishinuma, Division of Pharmacotherapy, Tohoku University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai 9808574, Japan
Author contributions: Yamagishi H, Koike T, and Ohara S designed research; Yamagishi H, Koike T, Ohara S, Horii T, Kikuchi R, Kobayashi S, Abe Y, Iijima K, Imatani A, Suzuki K, Hishinuma T, Goto J, and Shimosegawa T performed research; Yamagishi H, Koike T, Ohara S, Suzuki K, and Hishinuma T analyzed data; Yamagishi H, Koike T, and Ohara S wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Hatsushi Yamagishi, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryou-Machi, Aobaku, Sendai 9808574, Japan. hatsushi@f2.dion.ne.jp
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Received: December 24, 2007
Revised: March 4, 2008
Published online: April 21, 2008
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