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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2006; 12(13): 2095-2102
Published online Apr 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i13.2095
Local regulator adrenomedullin contributes to the circulatory disturbance in cirrhotic rats
Shinya Sakurai, Hideyuki Kojima, Masahito Uemura, Hiroyasu Satoh, Hiroshi Fukui
Shinya Sakurai, Hideyuki Kojima, Masahito Uemura, Hiroshi Fukui, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho Kashihara-shi, Nara 634-8522, Japan
Hiroyasu Satoh, Department of Pharmacology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho Kashihara-shi, Nara 634-8522, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, No. 17590669
Correspondence to: Hideyuki Kojima, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho Kashihara-shi, Nara 634-8522, Japan. kojima@nmu-gw.naramed-u.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-744-223051
Received: October 31, 2005
Revised: November 11, 2005
Accepted: November 15, 2005
Published online: April 7, 2006
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