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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2006; 12(40): 6507-6514
Published online Oct 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6507
Published online Oct 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6507
Enhanced expression of interleukin-18 in serum and pancreas of patients with chronic pancreatitis
Alexander Schneider, Stephan L Haas, Sören Siegmund, Manfred V Singer, Peter Feick, Department of Medicine II (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases), University Hospital of Heidelberg at Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
Ralf Hildenbrand, Institute of Pathology University Hospital of Heidelberg at Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
Iris Reinhard, Helmut Nakovics, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
Co-first-authors: Alexander Schneider and Stephan L Haas
Supported by a grant to MVS, Forschungsfonds, project number 098200/99-234, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Uni-versity of Heidelberg at Mannheim, Germany; by a grant “Landesforschungsschwerpunkt-Molekulare Mechanismen alkoholassoziierter Erkrankungen”, project number 23-7532, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; and by the Dietmar-Hopp-Foundation, Walldorf, Germany
Correspondence to: Manfred V Singer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Chairman, Department of Medicine II (Gastroen-terology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases), University Hospital of Heidelberg at Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, Mannheim D-68135, Germany. manfred.v.singer@med.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
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Received: July 22, 2005
Revised: October 12, 2006
Accepted: November 10, 2006
Published online: October 28, 2006
Revised: October 12, 2006
Accepted: November 10, 2006
Published online: October 28, 2006
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