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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2008; 14(21): 3410-3415
Published online Jun 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3410
Effect of honey on bacterial translocation and intestinal morphology in obstructive jaundice
Cem Gencay, Sibel Serin Kilicoglu, Kemal Kismet, Bulent Kilicoglu, Serap Erel, Sabahattin Muratoglu, Asli Elif Sunay, Esra Erdemli, Mehmet Ali Akkus
Cem Gencay, Kemal Kismet, Bulent Kilicoglu, Serap Erel, Mehmet Ali Akkus, Ankara Training and Research Hospital 4th General Surgery Department, Ankara 06340, Turkey
Sibel Serin Kilicoglu, Ufuk University School of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Ankara 06800, Turkey
Sabahattin Muratoglu, Ankara Training and Research Hospital Microbiology Department, Ankara 06340, Turkey
Asli Elif Sunay, Food Engineer, Balparmak Pazarlama, 34760, Cekmekoy, Istanbul Turkey
Esra Erdemli, Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Ankara 06370, Turkey
Author contributions: Gencay C, Kilicoglu B and Kismet K contributed equally to this work, Kilicoglu SS and Erdemli E performed histological examination, Muratoglu S performed microbiological examination, Akkus MA and Erel S analyzed data; Kismet K and Kilicoglu B wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Bulent Kilicoglu, Ankara Training and Research Hospital 4th General Surgery Department, S.B. Ankara Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi 4 Cerrahi Klinigi, 06340, Ulucanlar, Ankara 06370, Turkey. kilicoglubulent@yahoo.com
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Received: March 19, 2008
Revised: May 6, 2008
Accepted: May 13, 2008
Published online: June 7, 2008
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