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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2006; 12(19): 3044-3049
Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3044
Correlation between TIMP-1 expression and liver fibrosis in two rat liver fibrosis models
Qing-He Nie, Ya-Fei Zhang, Yu-Mei Xie, Xin-Dong Luo, Bin Shao, Jun Li, Yong-Xing Zhou
Qing-He Nie, Ya-Fei Zhang, Yu-Mei Xie, Xin-Dong Luo, Bin Shao, Jun Li, Yong-Xing Zhou, Chinese PLA Centre of Diagnosis and Treatment for Infectious Diseases, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710038, Shaanxi Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work
Supported by the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China, No. 1999-10 and the Science and Technology Foundation of Shaanxi Province, China, No. 2003K10G63
Correspondence to: Dr. Qing-He Nie, Chinese PLA Centre of Diagnosis and Treatment for Infectious Diseases, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710038, Shaanxi Province, China. nieqinghe@hotmail.com
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Received: November 29, 2005
Revised: January 3, 2006
Accepted: January 9, 2006
Published online: May 21, 2006
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