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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2012; 18(18): 2188-2196
Published online May 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i18.2188
Published online May 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i18.2188
Agmatine induces gastric protection against ischemic injury by reducing vascular permeability in rats
Abeer A Al Masri, Eman El Eter, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: Al Masri AA and El Eter E contributed equally to this work; Al Masri AA performed the experiment and laboratory measurement; El Eter E designed the research and analyzed data; Al Masri AA and El Eter E wrote the paper.
Supported by The Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University, through research group project, No. RGP- VPP-016, entitled “Cardiovascular research Group”
Correspondence to: Eman El Eter, Associate Professor of Physiology, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia. emaneleter@yahoo.com
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Received: November 26, 2011
Revised: January 4, 2012
Accepted: March 9, 2012
Published online: May 14, 2012
Revised: January 4, 2012
Accepted: March 9, 2012
Published online: May 14, 2012
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