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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2009; 15(12): 1452-1458
Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1452
Published online Mar 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1452
Melatonin ameliorates experimental hepatic fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride in rats
Ru-Tao Hong, Department of Geriatrics Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China
Ru-Tao Hong, Jian-Ming Xu, Qiao Mei, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China; The Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases of Anhui Province, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Hong RT, Xu JM, and Mei Q designed the study; Hong RT performed the experiments, analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Jian-Ming Xu, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, China. xhkay@yahoo.cn
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Received: December 2, 2008
Revised: February 21, 2009
Accepted: February 28, 2009
Published online: March 28, 2009
Revised: February 21, 2009
Accepted: February 28, 2009
Published online: March 28, 2009
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