Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2011; 17(44): 4867-4874
Published online Nov 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i44.4867
Vascular endothelial growth factor 165b expression in stromal cells and colorectal cancer
Makoto Tayama, Tomohisa Furuhata, Yoshiko Inafuku, Kenji Okita, Toshihiko Nishidate, Toru Mizuguchi, Yasutoshi Kimura, Koichi Hirata
Makoto Tayama, Tomohisa Furuhata, Yoshiko Inafuku, Kenji Okita, Toshihiko Nishidate, Toru Mizuguchi, Yasutoshi Kimura, Koichi Hirata, the First Department of Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, South 1, West 16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan
Author contributions: Tayama M and Furuhata T contributed equally to this work; Tayama M, Furuhata T, Inafuku Y, Okita K, Nishidate T, Mizuguchi T, Kimura Y and Hirata K designed the research; Tayama M, Furuhata T and Inafuku Y performed the research; Tayama M and Furuhata T provided new reagents/analytic tools; Tayama M, Furuhata T and Okita K analyzed data; and Tayama M, Furuhata T and Hirata K wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Makoto Tayama, MD, the First Department of Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, South 1, West 16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan. tayama@sapmed.ac.jp
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Received: February 5, 2011
Revised: March 28, 2011
Accepted: April 5, 2011
Published online: November 28, 2011
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