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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2012; 18(18): 2231-2237
Published online May 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i18.2231
Published online May 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i18.2231
Plasma levels of acylated ghrelin in patients with functional dyspepsia
Joon Seong Lee, Tae Hee Lee, Joo Young Cho, Jin Oh Kim, Wan Jung Kim, Hyun Gun Kim, Seong Ran Jeon, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul 140-743, South Korea
Yeon Soo Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Gangwon-do 200-704, South Korea
Hoe Su Jeong, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-792, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim YS contributed to data analysis and interpretation and the drafting of the article; Jeong HS performed the majority of the experiments; Lee JS was involved in experimental conception and design, data analysis and interpretation, critical revision of the article for content, and final article approval; Lee TH, Cho JY, Kim JO, Kim WJ, Kim HG, Jeon SR worked with study patients and provided administrative, technical and logistic support.
Correspondence to: Dr. Joon Seong Lee, Department of Internal Medicine, SoonChunHyang University College of Medicine, SoonChunHyang University Hospital, 22 Daesagwan-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-743, South Korea. joonlee@schmc.ac.kr
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Received: June 1, 2011
Revised: September 20, 2011
Accepted: March 10, 2012
Published online: May 14, 2012
Revised: September 20, 2011
Accepted: March 10, 2012
Published online: May 14, 2012
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