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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2006; 12(2): 322-326
Published online Jan 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i2.322
Published online Jan 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i2.322
Inhibitory effect of angiotensin II receptor antagonist on hepatic stellate cell activation in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Shiro Yokohama, Yosui Tamaki, Satoshi Okamoto, Mituyoshi Okada, Kazunobu Aso, Takenao Hasegawa, Masaru Aoshima, Masakazu Haneda, Second Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
Yoshihiko Tokusashi, Naoyuki Miyokawa, Department of Surgical Pathology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
Masashi Yoneda, Department of Gastroenterology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Japan
Kimihide Nakamura, Health Care Administration Center, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
Supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, No. 15590613, and a grant for Research on Intractable Disease from the Japanese Ministry of Public Welfare
Correspondence to: Dr. Shiro Yokohama, Second Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Midorigaoka higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan. yokohama@reha.or.jp
Telephone: +81-166-682454 Fax: +81-166-682459
Received: May 31, 2005
Revised: June 8, 2005
Accepted: June 24, 2005
Published online: January 14, 2006
Revised: June 8, 2005
Accepted: June 24, 2005
Published online: January 14, 2006
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