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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2012; 18(35): 4811-4822
Published online Sep 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4811
Quality of ulcer healing in gastrointestinal tract: Its pathophysiology and clinical relevance
Tetsuo Arakawa, Toshio Watanabe, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Kazunari Tominaga, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Ken’ichi Morimoto
Tetsuo Arakawa, Toshio Watanabe, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Kazunari Tominaga, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Ken’ichi Morimoto, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
Author contributions: Arakawa T performed all the managements and decision making to conduct animal experiments and clinical studies, and prepared this manuscript; Watanabe T and Tanigawa T performed most of the animal experiments; Tominaga K and Fujiwara Y performed most of the human study of peptic ulcer disease; Morimoto K performed the human study of Crohn’s disease.
Correspondence to: Tetsuo Arakawa, MD, PhD, Professor, Dean and Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. arakawat@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
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Received: July 20, 2012
Revised: August 2, 2012
Accepted: August 26, 2012
Published online: September 21, 2012
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