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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2008; 14(43): 6655-6661
Published online Nov 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6655
Published online Nov 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6655
Innate immune reactivity of the liver in rats fed a choline-deficient L-amino-acid-defined diet
Hideto Kawaratani, Tatsuhiro Tsujimoto, Toshiyuki Kitazawa, Mitsuteru Kitade, Hitoshi Yoshiji, Masahito Uemura, Hiroshi Fukui, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522, Japan
Author contributions: Tsujimoto T designed the research; Kawaratani H, Tsujimoto T, Kitazawa T, and Kitade M contributed to immunohistochemical staining and PCR; Kawaratani H, Tsujimoto T, Yoshiji H, and Uemura M analysed the data; and Kawaratani H, Tsujimoto T, and Fukui H wrote the paper.
Supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan, No. 19590784
Correspondence to: Tatsuhiro Tsujimoto, MD, PhD, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522, Japan. tat-tyan@xa2.so-net.ne.jp
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Received: September 18, 2008
Revised: October 31, 2008
Accepted: November 7, 2008
Published online: November 21, 2008
Revised: October 31, 2008
Accepted: November 7, 2008
Published online: November 21, 2008
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