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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2009; 15(9): 1057-1064
Published online Mar 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1057
Omentum facilitates liver regeneration
Ashok K Singh, Nishit Pancholi, Jilpa Patel, Natalia O Litbarg, Krishnamurthy P Gudehithlu, Perianna Sethupathi, Mark Kraus, George Dunea, Jose AL Arruda
Ashok K Singh, Krishnamurthy P Gudehithlu, Mark Kraus, George Dunea, Jose AL Arruda, Department of Medicine, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago IL 60612, United States
Ashok K Singh, Nishit Pancholi, Jilpa Patel, Krishnamurthy P Gudehithlu, Perianna Sethupathi, Mark Kraus, George Dunea, Hektoen Institute of Medicine, Chicago IL 60612, United States
George Dunea, Jose AL Arruda, University of Illinois at Chicago and the Chicago VAMC, Chicago IL 60612, United States
Natalia O Litbarg, Perianna Sethupathi, Loyola-Hines Medical Center, Maywood IL 60612, United States
Author contributions: Singh AK, Arruda JAL, Gudehithlu KP and Kraus M designed the experiments; Pancholi N, Patel J, Gudehithlu KP, Litbarg NO and Sethupathi P performed the experiments; Litbarg NO contributed new reagents/analytic tools; Singh AK, Arruda JAL, Gudehithlu KP and Pancholi N analyzed the data; Singh AK, Dunea G and Arruda JAL wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Ashok K Singh, PhD, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, 637 South Wood St, Durand Bldg 2nd Floor, Chicago IL 60612, United States. singhashok@comcast.net
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Received: September 6, 2008
Revised: January 29, 2009
Accepted: February 4, 2009
Published online: March 7, 2009
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