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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2008; 14(18): 2818-2824
Published online May 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2818
Published online May 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2818
Effect of oophorectomy and exogenous estrogen replacement on liver injury in experimental obstructive jaundice
Hamdi Bülent Uçan, Department of General Surgery, Karaelmas University Medical School, Zonguldak 67100, Turkey
Mehmet Kaplan, Department of General Surgery, Gaziantep State Hospital, Gaziantep 27100, Turkey
Bülent Salman, Utku Yilmaz, B Bülent Mentes, Department of General Surgery, Gazi University Medical School, Ankara 06500, Turkey
Cemalettin Aybay, Department of Immunology, Gazi University Medical School, Ankara 06500, Turkey
Author contributions: Uçan HB, Kaplan M and Salman B designed research; Uçan HB, Kaplan M, Salman B and Yilmaz U performed research; Mentes BB and Aybay C contributed new analytic tools; Uçan HB, Salman B and Yilmaz U Mentes BB analyzed datas; Uçan HB, Salman B and Yilmaz U wrote the paper; Mentes BB and Aybay C supervised and revised the article.
Correspondence to: Bülent Salman, MD, Department of General Surgery, Gazi University School of Medicine, Besevler 06500, Ankara, Turkey. dr.bsalman@yahoo.com
Telephone: +90-312-2024196
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Received: December 5, 2007
Revised: March 26, 2008
Published online: May 14, 2008
Revised: March 26, 2008
Published online: May 14, 2008
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