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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2007; 13(37): 4986-4995
Published online Oct 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i37.4986
Published online Oct 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i37.4986
Nerve growth factor involvement in liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma
Guido Rasi, Annalucia Serafino, Federica Andreola, Manuela Zonfrillo, Pasquale Pierimarchi, Institute of Neurobiology and Molecular Medicine, National Research Council, 00185 Rome, Italy
Lia Bellis, Hepatic Haemodynamic Unit, Marino Hospital, 00185 Rome, Italy
Maria Teresa Lonardo, Giovanni Vennarecci, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, Eugenio Santoro, Division of Surgical Oncology and Liver Transplantation, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, 00185 Rome, Italy
Paola Sinibaldi Vallebona, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Science, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00185 Rome, Italy
Claudio Puoti, Department of Internal Medicine and Digestive Diseases, Marino Hospital, Rome, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Grant N° RF 01.115 from Ministero della Salute, Ricerca Finalizzata
Correspondence to: Dr. Annalucia Serafino, National Research Council, Istituto di Neurobiologia e Medicina Molecolare, Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133, Rome, Italy. annalucia.serafino@artov.inmm.cnr.it
Telephone: +39-6-49934202 Fax: +39-6-49934257
Received: May 16, 2007
Revised: July 2, 2007
Accepted: July 26, 2007
Published online: October 7, 2007
Revised: July 2, 2007
Accepted: July 26, 2007
Published online: October 7, 2007
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