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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2012; 18(28): 3635-3661
Published online Jul 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i28.3635
Published online Jul 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i28.3635
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of intestinal fibrosis
Silvia Speca, Ilaria Giusti, Giovanni Latella, Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Florian Rieder, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 73051, United States
Author contributions: Speca S and Giusti I contributed equally to this work by drafting the article; Rieder F revised the manuscript critically and gave important intellectual contributions; Latella G conceived, designed, drafted and revised the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Giovanni Latella, MD, Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health, University of L’Aquila, Piazza S Tommasi, 1-Coppito, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy. giolatel@tin.it
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Received: December 17, 2011
Revised: March 26, 2012
Accepted: April 9, 2012
Published online: July 28, 2012
Revised: March 26, 2012
Accepted: April 9, 2012
Published online: July 28, 2012
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