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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2006; 12(2): 240-245
Published online Jan 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i2.240
Effect of hepatic iron concentration reduction on hepatic fibrosis and damage in rats with cholestatic liver disease
Gil Peretz, Gabriela Link, Orit Pappo, Rafael Bruck, Zvi Ackerman
Gil Peretz, Zvi Ackerman, Department of Internal Medicine, Hebrew University- Hadassah Medical Center, Mount Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel
Orit Pappo, Department of Pathology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Gabriela Link, Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
Rafael Bruck, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Correspondence to: Zvi Ackerman, MD, Department of Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center, Mount Scopus Campus, PO Box 24035, Jerusalem 91240, Israel. zackerman@hadassah.org.il
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Received: May 25, 2005
Revised: June 28, 2005
Accepted: July 20, 2005
Published online: January 14, 2006
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