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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2010; 16(43): 5481-5489
Published online Nov 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i43.5481
Published online Nov 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i43.5481
Brain activity following esophageal acid infusion using positron emission tomography
Shigeyuki Kobayashi, Yasuhiko Abe, Tomoyuki Koike, Katsunori Iijima, Akira Imatani, Shuichi Ohara, Tooru Shimosegawa, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan
Manabu Tashiro, Division of Cyclotron Nuclear Medicine, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan
Satoshi Watanabe, Shin Fukudo, Division of Behavioral Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan
Author contributions: Kobayashi S, Abe Y, Tashiro M, Koike T and Ohara S designed and carried out the study; Kobayashi S, Abe Y, Tashiro M, Koike T, Watanabe S and Fukudo S analyzed the data; Kobayashi S, Abe Y, Tashiro M, Koike T, Iijima K, Imatani A, Fukudo S and Shimosegawa T contributed to writing the paper.
Supported by (in part) A JST Grant on Research and Education in Molecular Imaging and Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), KAKENHI No. 19790465
Correspondence to: Yasuhiko Abe, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan. y_abe@mui.biglobe.ne.jp
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Received: July 11, 2010
Revised: August 28, 2010
Accepted: September 5, 2010
Published online: November 21, 2010
Revised: August 28, 2010
Accepted: September 5, 2010
Published online: November 21, 2010
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