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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2008; 14(23): 3729-3732
Published online Jun 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3729
Honey prevents hepatic damage induced by obstruction of the common bile duct
B Imge Erguder, Sibel S Kilicoglu, Mehmet Namuslu, Bulent Kilicoglu, Erdinc Devrim, Kemal Kismet, Ilker Durak
B Imge Erguder, Mehmet Namuslu, Erdinc Devrim, Ilker Durak, Department of Biochemistry, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara 06100, Turkey
Sibel S Kilicoglu, Department of Histology and Embriology, Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara 06800, Turkey
Bulent Kilicoglu, Kemal Kismet, Ankara Research and Training Hospital, Clinics of General Surgery, Ankara 06100, Turkey
Author contributions: Erguder BI, Devrim E and Namuslu M performed biochemical analysis in this work, Kilicoglu SS performed histological examination, Kilicoglu B removed the tissues surgically, Kismet K analyzed data; and Erguder BI, Durak I, and Kilicoglu B wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: B Imge Erguder, Ankara Universitesy Tip Fakultesi, Biyokimya Anabilim Dali Dekanlik Binasi, Sihhiye 06100, Ankara 06100, Turkey. imgeerguder@yahoo.com
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Received: January 11, 2008
Revised: March 19, 2008
Accepted: March 26, 2008
Published online: June 21, 2008
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