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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2006; 12(22): 3553-3563
Published online Jun 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i22.3553
Bile acid interactions with cholangiocytes
Xuefeng Xia, Heather Francis, Shannon Glaser, Gianfranco Alpini, Gene LeSage
Xuefeng Xia, Gene LeSage, University of Texas at Houston Medical School, Houston, TX, United States
Heather Francis, Division of Research and Education, Scott & White Hospital and The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, TX, United States
Shannon Glaser, Department of Medicine, Division of Research and Education, Scott & White Hospital and The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, TX, United States
Gianfranco Alpini, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, and Department of Medicine and Systems Biology and Translational Medicine, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by a NIH grant DK54208 to Gene LeSage, and a VA Research Scholar Award, a VA Merit Award and the NIH grants DK58411 and DK062975 to Gianfranco Alpini
Correspondence to: Gene LeSage, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Houston Medical School, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 4.234, Houston TX 77030, United States. gene.lesage@uth.tmc.edu
Telephone: +1-713-5006677 Fax: +1-713-5006699
Received: March 29, 2006
Revised: April 21, 2006
Accepted: April 26, 2006
Published online: June 14, 2006
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