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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2010; 16(19): 2378-2387
Published online May 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i19.2378
Chronic niacin overload may be involved in the increased prevalence of obesity in US children
Da Li, Wu-Ping Sun, Yi-Ming Zhou, Qi-Gui Liu, Shi-Sheng Zhou, Ning Luo, Fu-Ning Bian, Zhi-Gang Zhao, Ming Guo
Da Li, Wu-Ping Sun, Shi-Sheng Zhou, Ning Luo, Fu-Ning Bian, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, Liaoning Province, China
Yi-Ming Zhou, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki 8787, Japan
Qi-Gui Liu, Department of Health Statistics, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, Liaoning Province, China
Zhi-Gang Zhao, Department of Nuclear Medicine, PLA No. 210 Hospital, Dalian 116021, Liaoning Province, China
Ming Guo, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Zhou SS was responsible for the study concept, design, direction and supervision, formulated the hypothesis, drafted the manuscript, and obtained funding; Sun WP and Zhou YM contributed equally to this work; Li D, Sun WP, Zhou YM, Luo N, Bian FN and Zhao ZG contributed to the data acquisition and analysis/discussion; Liu QG participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis; Guo M participated in the HPLC experiments.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30570665; the Foundation of Dalian Technology Bureau, No. 2008E13SF182; and the Foundation of Key Laboratory of Education Department of Liaoning Province, No. 2009S005
Correspondence to: Shi-Sheng Zhou, PhD, MD, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, Liaoning Province, China. zhouss@ymail.com
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Received: December 30, 2009
Revised: March 14, 2010
Accepted: March 21, 2010
Published online: May 21, 2010
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