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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2008; 14(25): 4028-4039
Published online Jul 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4028
Inflammatory bowel disease in rats: Bacterial and chemical interaction
Inaya Abdallah Hajj Hussein, Rania Tohme, Kassem Barada, Mostafa Hassan Mostafa, Jean-Noel Freund, Rosalyn A Jurjus, Walid Karam, Abdo Jurjus
Inaya Abdallah Hajj Hussein, Rania Tohme, Kassem Barada, Rosalyn A Jurjus, Abdo Jurjus, Faculty of Medicine, 110236/41 Riad El-Slaleh, 1107-2020 American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Inaya Abdallah Hajj Hussein, Mostafa Hassan Mostafa, Faculty of Science, 115020 Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon
Jean-Noel Freund, INSERM 682, Ontogenese et pathologie du system digestif, Strasbourg, France
Walid Karam, Institut National De Pathologie, Beirut, Lebanon
Author contributions: Jurjus RA designed research; Hajj Hussein IA, Barada K, Mostafa MH, Freund JN and Karam W performed research; Jurjus RA, Tohme R and Jurjus RA analyzed data; Hajj Hussein IA and Jurjus RA wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Abdo Jurjus, Department of Human Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, 110236/41 Riad El-Slaleh, 1107-2020 American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. aj00@aub.edu.lb
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Received: January 3, 2008
Revised: May 30, 2008
Accepted: June 6, 2008
Published online: July 7, 2008
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