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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2009; 15(17): 2097-2108
Published online May 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2097
Published online May 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2097
Bile-acid-activated farnesoid X receptor regulates hydrogen sulfide production and hepatic microcirculation
Barbara Renga, Andrea Mencarelli, Marco Migliorati, Stefano Fiorucci, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Via E dal Pozzo, 06122 Perugia, Italy
Eleonora Distrutti, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia, 06122 Perugia, Italy
Author contributions: Renga B designed the study, carried out in vitro experiments and wrote the manuscript; Migliorati M performed in vitro experiments (Western blotting and PCR); Mencarelli A performed in vivo experiments; Distrutti E was involved in designing and writing the manuscript; Fiorucci S designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Barbara Renga, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine University of Perugia, Via E dal Pozzo, 06122 Perugia, Italy. barbara.renga@unipg.it
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Received: December 19, 2008
Revised: March 20, 2009
Accepted: March 27, 2009
Published online: May 7, 2009
Revised: March 20, 2009
Accepted: March 27, 2009
Published online: May 7, 2009
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