Liver Cancer
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2006; 12(6): 858-867
Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.858
Macrophage inflammatory protein-2 contributes to liver resection-induced acceleration of hepatic metastatic tumor growth
Otto Kollmar, Michael D Menger, Martin K Schilling
Otto Kollmar, Martin K Schilling, Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University of the Saarland, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
Michael D Menger, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Surgery, University of the Saarland, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
Supported by the grants of the Research Committee and the Medical Faculty of the University of Saarland, No. HOMFOR-A/2003/1
Correspondence to: Otto Kollmar, MD, Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University of the Saarland, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany. chokol@uniklinik-saarland.de
Telephone: +49-6841-1622611 Fax: +49-6841-1622697
Received: July 22, 2005
Revised: August 5, 2005
Accepted: August 26, 2005
Published online: February 14, 2006
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