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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2011; 17(48): 5305-5309
Published online Dec 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i48.5305
Constant serum levels of secreted asialoglycoprotein receptor sH2a and decrease with cirrhosis
Ron Benyair, Maria Kondratyev, Elena Veselkin, Sandra Tolchinsky, Marina Shenkman, Yoav Lurie, Gerardo Z Lederkremer
Ron Benyair, Maria Kondratyev, Elena Veselkin, Sandra Tolchinsky, Marina Shenkman, Gerardo Z Lederkremer, Department of Cell Research and Immunology, George Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Yoav Lurie, Liver Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Author contributions: Benyair R and Kondratyev M contributed equally to this work; Lurie Y and Lederkremer GZ designed the research; Benyair R, Kondratyev M, Veselkin E, Tolchinsky S and Shenkman M performed the research; Lurie Y contributed study samples; Benyair R, Kondratyev M and Lederkremer GZ analyzed the data; and Lederkremer GZ wrote the manuscript.
Supported by The Ramot research fund, the Israel Science Foundation, the Israel Cancer Association and the Israeli Ministry of Health (to Lederkremer GZ)
Correspondence to: Dr. Gerardo Z Lederkremer, Departments of Cell Research and Immunology, George Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. gerardo@post.tau.ac.il
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Received: May 20, 2011
Revised: June 28, 2011
Accepted: July 11, 2011
Published online: December 28, 2011
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