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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2008; 14(33): 5204-5209
Published online Sep 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5204
Nigella sativa relieves the deleterious effects of ischemia reperfusion injury on liver
Fahrettin Yildiz, Sacit Coban, Alpaslan Terzi, Mustafa Ates, Nurten Aksoy, Hale Cakir, Ali Riza Ocak, Muharrem Bitiren
Fahrettin Yildiz, Alpaslan Terzi, Harran University Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery, Sanli Urfa 63300, Turkey
Sacit Coban, Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery, Gaziantep, 27310, Turkey
Mustafa Ates, Malatya State Hospital Department of General Surgery, Malatya 44100, Turkey
Nurten Aksoy, Hale Cakir, Ali Riza Ocak, Harran University Medical Faculty, Department of Biochemistry, Sanli Urfa 63300, Turkey
Muharrem Bitiren, Harran University Medical Faculty Department of Pathology, Sanli Urfa 63300, Turkey
Author contributions: Yildiz F, Coban S and Terzi A contributed equally to this work; Yildiz F, Coban S, Terzi A and Ates M designed research; Yildiz F, Coban S and Terzi A performed research; Aksoy N, Cakir H and Ocak AR analyzed biochemical data; Bitiren M evaluated the histopathology, and Yildiz F wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Fahrettin Yildiz, Assistant Professor, Harran University Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery, Sanliurfa 63300, Turkey. fahrettinyildiz@hotmail.com
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Received: July 14, 2008
Revised: August 18, 2008
Accepted: August 25, 2008
Published online: September 7, 2008
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