Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2010; 16(30): 3816-3826
Published online Aug 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i30.3816
Portal vein ligation accelerates tumor growth in ligated, but not contralateral lobes
Nozomu Sakai, Callisia N Clarke, Rebecca Schuster, John Blanchard, Amit D Tevar, Michael J Edwards, Alex B Lentsch
Nozomu Sakai, Callisia N Clarke, Rebecca Schuster, John Blanchard, Amit D Tevar, Michael J Edwards, Alex B Lentsch, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, United States
Author contributions: Sakai N performed the majority of experiments and data analysis; Clarke CN, Schuster R and Blanchard J performed the experiments; Sakai N, Edwards MJ, Tevar AD and Lentsch AB contributed to data analysis, manuscript preparation and editing.
Correspondence to: Alex B Lentsch, PhD, Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558, United States. alex.lentsch@uc.edu
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Received: March 3, 2010
Revised: April 7, 2010
Accepted: April 14, 2010
Published online: August 14, 2010
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