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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2010; 16(29): 3680-3686
Published online Aug 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i29.3680
ICC density predicts bacterial overgrowth in a rat model of post-infectious IBS
Sam-Ryong Jee, Walter Morales, Kimberly Low, Christopher Chang, Amy Zhu, Venkata Pokkunuri, Soumya Chatterjee, Edy Soffer, Jeffrey L Conklin, Mark Pimentel
Sam-Ryong Jee, Walter Morales, Kimberly Low, Christopher Chang, Amy Zhu, Venkata Pokkunuri, Soumya Chatterjee, Edy Soffer, Jeffrey L Conklin, Mark Pimentel, GI Motility Program, Division of Gastroenterology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
Author contributions: Jee SR, Morales W, Chang C and Pimentel M designed the study, conducted the experiments and wrote the manuscript; Low K, Zhu A, Pokkunuri V and Chatterjee S conducted the experiments; Soffer E and Conklin JL designed the experiments and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by A grant from Beatrice and Samuel A Seaver Foundation as well as the Shoolman Foundation
Correspondence to: Mark Pimentel, MD, FRCP (C), Director, GI Motility Program, Division of Gastroenterology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8730 Alden Drive, Suite 225E, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States. pimentelm@cshs.org
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Received: November 12, 2009
Revised: January 7, 2010
Accepted: January 14, 2010
Published online: August 7, 2010
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