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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2005; 11(20): 3065-3069
Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3065
Ornithine decarboxylase, mitogen-activated protein kinase and matrix metalloproteinase-2 expressions in human colon tumors
Takahiro Nemoto, Shunichiro Kubota, Hideyuki Ishida, Nobuo Murata, Daijo Hashimoto
Takahiro Nemoto, Shunichiro Kubota, Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Hideyuki Ishida, Nobuo Murata, Daijo Hashimoto, Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical School, 1981 Tsujido-machi, Kamoda, Kawagoe City, Saitama 350-8550, Japan
Shunichiro Kubota, Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Shunichiro Kubota, Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan. kubota@idaten.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Received: October 8, 2003
Revised: October 9, 2003
Accepted: January 9, 2004
Published online: May 28, 2005
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