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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2006; 12(28): 4541-4545
Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4541
Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4541
Decrease of serum carnitine levels in patients with or without gastrointestinal cancer cachexia
Mariano Malaguarnera, Corrado Risino, Maria Pia Gargante, Giovanni Oreste, Gloria Barone, Anna Veronica Tomasello, Department of Senescence, Urological and Neurological Sciences, University of Catania, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy
Mario Costanzo, Matteo Angelo Cannizzaro, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Catania, Italy
Correspondence to: Professor Mariano Malaguarnera, Ospedale Cannizzaro, Via Messina, 829 95126 Catania, Italy. malaguar@unict.it
Telephone: +39-95-7262008 Fax: +39-95-7262011
Received: December 30, 2005
Revised: January 10, 2006
Accepted: January 24, 2006
Published online: July 28, 2006
Revised: January 10, 2006
Accepted: January 24, 2006
Published online: July 28, 2006
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