Original Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2012; 18(42): 6070-6075
Published online Nov 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i42.6070
High densities of serotonin and peptide YY cells in the colon of patients with lymphocytic colitis
Magdy El-Salhy, Doris Gundersen, Jan Gunnar Hatlebakk, Trygve Hausken
Magdy El-Salhy, Section for Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Stord Helse-Fonna Hospital, Box 4000, 5409 Stord, Norway
Doris Gundersen, Department of Research, Helse-Fonna, 5528 Haugesund, Norway
Jan Gunnar Hatlebakk, Trygve Hausken, Section for Gastroenterology, Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, 5029 Bergen, Norway
Author contributions: El-Salhy M contributed to the study design, performed research, analysed the results and wrote the paper; Gundersen D, Hatlebakk JG and Hausken T contributed equally to the study design and analysis of the results.
Supported by A grant from Helse-Fonna
Correspondence to: Magdy El-Salhy, Professor, Section for Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Stord Helse-Fonna Hospital, Box 4000, 5409 Stord, Norway. magdy.el-salhy@helse-fonna.no
Telephone: +47-53-491000 Fax: +47-53-491001
Received: April 3, 2012
Revised: July 26, 2012
Accepted: July 29, 2012
Published online: November 14, 2012
Core Tip