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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2005; 11(40): 6322-6329
Published online Oct 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i40.6322
Pioglitazone, a specific ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma, protects pancreas against acute cerulein-induced pancreatitis
Peter C Konturek, Artur Dembinski, Zygmunt Warzecha, Grzegorz Burnat, Piotr Ceranowicz, Eckhart G Hahn, Marcin Dembinski, Romana Tomaszewska, Stanislaw J Konturek
Peter C Konturek, Grzegorz Burnat, Eckhart G Hahn, First Department of Medicine, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Artur Dembinski, Zygmunt Warzecha, Piotr Ceranowicz, Marcin Dembinski, Stanislaw J Konturek, Department of Physiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Romana Tomaszewska, Department of Pathology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Peter C Konturek, First Department of Medicine, University Erlangen- Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany. peter.konturek@med1. imed.uni-erlangen.de
Telephone: +49-9131-8535211 Fax: +49-9131-8535212
Received: January 12, 2005
Revised: April 26, 2005
Accepted: April 30, 2005
Published online: October 28, 2005
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