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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2012; 18(19): 2300-2308
Published online May 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i19.2300
Animal models of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Yoshihisa Takahashi, Yurie Soejima, Toshio Fukusato
Yoshihisa Takahashi, Yurie Soejima, Toshio Fukusato, Department of Pathology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
Author contributions: Takahashi Y wrote the manuscript; Soejima Y performed the experiments of fructose-induced animal nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; Fukusato T checked and revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Yoshihisa Takahashi, Associate Professor, MD, Department of Pathology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan. ytakaha-tky@umin.ac.jp
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Received: October 11, 2011
Revised: February 20, 2012
Accepted: February 26, 2012
Published online: May 21, 2012
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