Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2012; 18(27): 3520-3526
Published online Jul 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i27.3520
Edaravone inhibits apoptosis caused by ischemia/reperfusion injury in a porcine hepatectomy model
Mitsugi Shimoda, Yoshimi Iwasaki, Toshie Okada, Keiichi Kubota
Mitsugi Shimoda, Yoshimi Iwasaki, Toshie Okada, Keiichi Kubota, Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kita Kobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan
Author contributions: Kubota K made substantial contributions to conception and design, drafting the article and revising it critically for important intellectual content; Iwasaki Y analyzed the data; all authors approved the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Mitsugi Shimoda, MD, PhD, Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kita Kobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan. mshimoda@dokkyomed.ac.jp
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Received: April 16, 2011
Revised: September 9, 2011
Accepted: May 12, 2012
Published online: July 21, 2012
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