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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2008; 14(23): 3633-3641
Published online Jun 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3633
Published online Jun 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3633
Adipokines and ghrelin in gastric cancer cachexia
Mustafa Kerem, Zafer Ferahkose, Utku Tonguc Yilmaz, Abdulkadir Bedirli, Bulent Salman, Tevfik Tolga Sahin, Murat Akin, Department of General Surgery, Medical Faculty, Gazi University, Besevler 06510, Ankara, Turkey
Hatice Pasaoglu, Ebru Ofluoglu, Department of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Gazi University, Besevler 06510, Ankara, Turkey
Author contributions: Kerem M and Ferahkose Z contributed equally to this work; Kerem M, Ferahkose Z, Yilmaz UT and Bedirli A designed research; Kerem M, Yilmaz UT, Salman B, Akin M, Pasaoglu H, Ofluoglu E and Sahin TT performed research; Kerem M, Salman B and Sahin TT analysed data; Kerem M, Ferahkose Z and Bedirli A wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Mustafa Kerem, MD, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler 06510, Ankara, Turkey. keremm1@yahoo.com;mkerem@gazi.edu.tr
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Received: February 9, 2008
Revised: May 4, 2008
Accepted: May 11, 2008
Published online: June 21, 2008
Revised: May 4, 2008
Accepted: May 11, 2008
Published online: June 21, 2008
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