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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2009; 15(42): 5307-5315
Published online Nov 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5307
Effects on coagulation factor production following primary hepatomitogen-induced direct hyperplasia
Kohei Tatsumi, Kazuo Ohashi, Sanae Taminishi, Soichi Takagi, Rie Utoh, Akira Yoshioka, Midori Shima, Teruo Okano
Kohei Tatsumi, Kazuo Ohashi, Soichi Takagi, Rie Utoh, Teruo Okano, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
Kohei Tatsumi, Sanae Taminishi, Akira Yoshioka, Midori Shima, Department of Pediatrics, Nara Medical Univrsity, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522, Japan
Author contributions: Tatsumi K and Ohashi K designed the research; Tatsumi K, Ohashi K, Taminishi S, and Takagi S performed the experiments; Tatsumi K, Ohashi K, Takagi S, Utoh R, Yoshioka A, Shima M, and Okano T analyzed the data; Tatsumi K and Ohashi K wrote the paper.
Supported by Grants for AIDS Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan (Shima M), Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology (Ohashi K and Okano T) and Grant-in-Aid (Ohashi K, No. 21300180) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan (Ohashi K and Okano T), Novartis Foundation Japan (Ohashi K), and Bayer Hemophilia Award Program (Ohashi K)
Correspondence to: Kazuo Ohashi, MD, PhD, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan. ohashi@abmes.twmu.ac.jp
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Received: June 3, 2009
Revised: August 28, 2009
Accepted: September 5, 2009
Published online: November 14, 2009
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