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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2005; 11(30): 4721-4726
Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4721
Long-term omeprazole and esomeprazole treatment does not significantly increase gastric epithelial cell proliferation and epithelial growth factor receptor expression and has no effect on apoptosis and p53 expression
Istvan Hritz, Laszlo Herszenyi, Bela Molnar, Zsolt Tulassay, Laszlo Pronai
Istvan Hritz, Laszlo Herszenyi, Bela Molnar, Zsolt Tulassay, Laszlo Pronai, 2nd Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Clinical Gastroenterology Research Unit, Budapest, Hungary
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Science Foundation (OTKA Grant No: T 034345)
Correspondence to: Dr. Istvan Hritz, 2nd Dept Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1088 Budapest, Szentkirályi u. 46, Hungary. hritz.istvan@freemail.hu
Telephone: +36-1-266-0901 Fax: +36-1-266-0816
Received: May 25, 2004
Revised: July 10, 2004
Accepted: July 15, 2004
Published online: August 14, 2005
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