Basic Research
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2008; 14(46): 7093-7100
Published online Dec 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7093
Extent of liver resection modulates the activation of transcription factors and the production of cytokines involved in liver regeneration
Jan-Peter Sowa, Jan Best, Tamas Benko, Maximillian Bockhorn, Yanli Gu, Eva-Maria Niehues, Agnieska Bucchi, Eva-Maria Benedetto-Castro, Guido Gerken, Ursula Rauen, Jörg Friedrich Schlaak
Jan-Peter Sowa, Jan Best, Eva-Maria Niehues, Agnieska Bucchi, Eva-Maria Benedetto-Castro, Guido Gerken, Jörg Friedrich Schlaak, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
Maximillian Bockhorn, Yanli Gu, Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
Ursula Rauen, Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University Hospital of Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
Tamas Benko, Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Semmelweis University, Baross u. 23, H-1082, Budapest, Hungary
Author contributions: Sowa JP, Best J, Benko T, and Schlaak JF designed the research; Sowa JP, Best J, Benko T, Bucchi A, Gu Y, Niehues EM, Benedetto-Castro EM performed the research; Bockhorn M, Rauen U contributed surgical equipment and expertise; Gerken G provided materials and laboratory equipment; Sowa JP and Schlaak JF analyzed the data; Sowa JP and Schlaak JF wrote the paper.
Supported by DFG SCHL 6-1
Correspondence to: Jörg Friedrich Schlaak, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122 Essen, Germany. joerg.schlaak@uni-due.de
Telephone: +49-201-7232518 Fax: +49-201-7235749
Received: August 27, 2008
Revised: October 1, 2008
Accepted: October 8, 2008
Published online: December 14, 2008
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