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World J Gastroenterol. May 15, 2004; 10(10): 1476-1479
Published online May 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i10.1476
Signal pathways involved in emodin-induced contraction of smooth muscle cells from rat colon
Tao Ma, Qing-Hui Qi, Jian Xu, Zuo-Liang Dong, Wen-Xiu Yang
Tao Ma, Qing-Hui Qi, Jian Xu, Zuo-Liang Dong, Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, 300052, Tianjin, China
Wen-Xiu Yang, Division of Biophysics, Department of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No.30171198
Correspondence to: Dr. Qing-Hui Qi, Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China. mataoemail@yahoo.com.cn
Telephone: +86-22-84283767
Received: June 4, 2003
Revised: October 12, 2003
Accepted: November 19, 2003
Published online: May 15, 2004
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