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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2006; 12(40): 6464-6472
Published online Oct 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6464
Attenuation of dextran sodium sulphate induced colitis in matrix metalloproteinase-9 deficient mice
Alfredo Santana, Carlos Medina, Maria Cristina Paz-Cabrera, Federico Díaz-Gonzalez, Esther Farré, Antonio Salas, Marek W Radomski, Enrique Quintero
Alfredo Santana, Carlos Medina, Maria Cristina Paz-Cabrera, Enrique Quintero, Gastroenterology Department and Research Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
Federico Díaz-Gonzalez, Reumathology Department, Hospital Universitario de Canrias, Tenerife, Spain
Esther Farré, Antonio Salas, Pathology Department, Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
Marek W Radomski, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas, Houston-Texas, United States
Supported by Instituto de Salud Carlos III (C03/02), FEDER funds, Fundación Canaria de Investigación (PI 21/02), and Spanish Ministry of Education to CM (EX2004-0396)
Correspondence to: Enrique Quintero, MD, PhD, Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Ofra S/N, La Laguna 38320, Tenerife, Spain. gastrohuc@gmail.com
Telephone: +34-922-678554
Received: April 10, 2006
Revised: July 12, 2006
Accepted: September 4, 2006
Published online: October 28, 2006
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