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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2012; 18(20): 2481-2492
Published online May 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i20.2481
Published online May 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i20.2481
Key factors in developing the trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced post-inflammatory irritable bowel syndrome model in rats
Hong-Yan Qin, Hai-Tao Xiao, Zhao-Xiang Bian, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China
Justin CY Wu, Joseph JY Sung, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
Brian M Berman, Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
Author contributions: Qin HY performed the majority of experiments and data analysis, and wrote the manuscript; Xiao HT participated in the animal experiments; Wu JCY participated in data analysis; Berman BM participated in experimental design and reviewing of the manuscript; Sung JJY participated in the critical review of the manuscript; Bian ZX participated in the conception, experimental design and critical review and writing of the manuscript.
Supported by Hong Kong Jockey Club Institute of Chinese Medicine, No. JCICM-4-07
Correspondence to: Zhao-Xiang Bian, Professor, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China. bzxiang@hkbu.edu.hk
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Received: October 22, 2011
Revised: December 15, 2011
Accepted: December 22, 2011
Published online: May 28, 2012
Revised: December 15, 2011
Accepted: December 22, 2011
Published online: May 28, 2012
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