Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2013; 19(19): 2904-2912
Published online May 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i19.2904
Effect of growth hormone, hyperbaric oxygen and combined therapy on the gastric serosa
Gokhan Adas, Mine Adas, Soykan Arikan, Ahu Kemik Sarvan, Akin Savas Toklu, Selva Mert, Gul Barut, Sedat Kamali, Bora Koc, Firat Tutal
Gokhan Adas, Bora Koc, Department of Surgery, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, 34147 Istanbul, Turkey
Mine Adas, Department of Endocrinology, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, 34384 Istanbul, Turkey
Soykan Arikan, Department of Surgery, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, 34098 Istanbul, Turkey
Ahu Kemik Sarvan, Department of Biochemistry, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 34091 Istanbul, Turkey
Akin Savas Toklu, Selva Mert, Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 34091 Istanbul, Turkey
Gul Barut, Department of Pathology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, 34096 Istanbul, Turkey
Sedat Kamali, Firat Tutal, Department of Surgery, Okmeydani training and Research Hospital, 34384 Istanbul, Turkey
Author contributions: Adas G, Adas M and Arikan S performed the majority of experiments; Koc B, Sarvan AK, Toklu AS and Barut G provided vital reagents and analytical tools and were also involved in editing the manuscript; Kamali S and Tutal F designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Bora Koc, MD, Department of Surgery, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, 11 Tevfik Saglam Ave, Zuhuratbaba, Bakirkoy, 34147 Istanbul, Turkey. drborakoc@hotmail.com
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Received: November 5, 2012
Revised: December 13, 2012
Accepted: January 11, 2013
Published online: May 21, 2013
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