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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2013; 19(28): 4464-4474
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i28.4464
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i28.4464
Antioxidant properties of glutamine and its role in VEGF-Akt pathways in portal hypertension gastropathy
Camila Marques, Francielli Licks, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul-PPG Fisiologia, Porto Alegre 90000100, Brazil
Ingrid Zattoni, Beatriz Borges, Luiz Eduardo Rizzo de Souza, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba 81531900, Brazil
Claudio Augusto Marroni, Departamento de Medicina, Interna-Gastroenterologia-Universidade, Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90000100, Brazil
Norma Possa Marroni, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul-PPG Fisiologia, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Porto Alegre 90000100, Brazil
Author contributions: Marques C, Licks F, Borges B, Souza LER, Marroni CA and Marroni NP contributed equally to this work; Marroni NP designed the research; Marques C, Licks F, Zattoni I, Borges B and Souza LER performed the research; Marques C wrote the manuscript.
Supported by Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, FIPE 07284 e 09195, CNPq
Correspondence to: Norma Possa Marroni, PhD, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul-PPG Fisiologia, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Porto Alegre 90000100, Brazil. nmarroni@terra.com.br
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Received: December 27, 2011
Revised: March 15, 2012
Accepted: April 12, 2012
Published online: July 28, 2013
Revised: March 15, 2012
Accepted: April 12, 2012
Published online: July 28, 2013
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