Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2011; 17(2): 164-173
Published online Jan 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i2.164
Switching-on of serotonergic calcium signaling in activated hepatic stellate cells
Kyu-Sang Park, Pyo-Jin Sin, Dong Hyeon Lee, Seung-Kuy Cha, Min-Jeong Kim, Na-Hyun Kim, Soon-Koo Baik, Seong-Woo Jeong, In Deok Kong
Kyu-Sang Park, Pyo-Jin Sin, Seung-Kuy Cha, Min-Jeong Kim, Seong-Woo Jeong, In Deok Kong, Department of Physiology and Institute of Lifelong Health, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Gangwon-Do, 220-701, South Korea
Dong Hyeon Lee, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-Do, 463-712, South Korea
Na-Hyun Kim, Department of Basic Nursing Science, Keimyung University College of Nursing, Daegu, 700-712, South Korea
Soon-Koo Baik, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Gangwon-Do, 220-701, South Korea
Author contributions: Park KS, Sin PJ and Kong ID designed the project; Park KS, Sin PJ, Lee DH, Cha SK, Kim MJ and Kim NH performed the experiments; Park KS, Sin PJ and Kong ID wrote the manuscript; Baik SK and Jeong SW contributed to the discussion of the data and the revision of the manuscript.
Supported by Grants from the Korean National Research Foundation (2010-0014617); the Myung Sun Kim Memorial Foundation (2009); and the Yonsei University Faculty Research Grant (2004)
Correspondence to: In Deok Kong, Professor, Department of Physiology and Institute of Lifelong Health, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, 162 Ilsan-Dong, Wonju, Gangwon-Do, 220-701, South Korea. kong@yonsei.ac.kr
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Received: September 6, 2010
Revised: October 11, 2010
Accepted: October 18, 2010
Published online: January 14, 2011
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