Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2011; 17(24): 2933-2940
Published online Jun 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i24.2933
α-fetoprotein involvement during glucocorticoid-induced precocious maturation in rat colon
Min Chen, Peng Sun, Xiao-Yan Liu, Dan Dong, Jun Du, Luo Gu, Ying-Bin Ge
Min Chen, Lian Yun Gang Higher Vocational Technical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lianyungang 222006, Jiangsu Province, China
Peng Sun, Dan Dong, Jun Du, Luo Gu, Ying-Bin Ge, Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
Xiao-Yan Liu, The Laboratory Center for Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Chen M and Sun P performed the animal experiment, RT-PCR and immunofluorescent staining and wrote the paper; Liu XY performed part of RT-PCR and immunofluorescent staining; Dong D and Du J carried out Western blotting and statistical analysis; Ge YB contributed to the the paper writing and experimental design; Gu L and Ge YB contributed equally to this work.
Correspondence to: Ying-Bin Ge, MD, PhD, Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China. ybge@njmu.edu.cn
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Received: July 1, 2010
Revised: February 15, 2011
Accepted: February 22, 2011
Published online: June 28, 2011
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