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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2010; 16(34): 4313-4320
Published online Sep 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i34.4313
Effects of glutamine and curcumin on bacterial translocation in jaundiced rats
Oguzhan Karatepe, Ersin Acet, Muharrem Battal, Gokhan Adas, Ahu Kemik, Merih Altiok, Gulcin Kamali, Safiye Koculu, Atahan Cagatay, Sedat Kamali, Servet Karahan
Oguzhan Karatepe, Ersin Acet, Muharrem Battal, Gokhan Adas, Merih Altiok, Sedat Kamali, Servet Karahan, Department of Surgery, Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, 34715, Turkey
Ahu Kemik, Department of Biochemistry, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, 34725, Turkey
Gulcin Kamali, Department of Surgery, Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, 34715, Turkey
Safiye Koculu, Atahan Cagatay, Department of Infectious Disease, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, 34715, Turkey
Author contributions: Karatepe O and Acet E designed the study, wrote the manuscript and performed the majority of experiments; Battal M performed the majority of experiments; Kemik A performed the biochemical studies; Kamali G performed the pathological studies; Koculu S and Cagatay A performed the microbiological studies; Adas G, Altiok M, Karahan S and Kamali S were involved in editing the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Oguzhan Karatepe, MD, Department of Surgery, Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, 34715, Turkey. drkaratepe@yahoo.com
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Received: December 20, 2009
Revised: February 20, 2010
Accepted: February 27, 2010
Published online: September 14, 2010
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