Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2012; 18(20): 2576-2581
Published online May 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i20.2576
Table 1 Effects of glycine on phagocytosis by Kupffer cells in vitro (mean ± SD)
GroupsBeads observed in Kupffer cells (n = 6)
30 min60 min
Control16.9 ± 4.022.5 ± 7.9
G19.6 ± 4.1b20.1 ± 5.8
G212.1 ± 5.7a19.3 ± 4.8
G38.1 ± 3.2b13.5 ± 4.7bc
G47.5 ± 2.0b9.2 ± 3.1bd