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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 2003; 9(8): 1791-1794
Published online Aug 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i8.1791
Published online Aug 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i8.1791
Role of nucleation of bile liquid crystal in gallstone formation
Hai-Ming Yang, Jie Wu, Lin Gu, Department of Physics and Mathematics, Kunming Medical College, Kunming 650031, Yunnan Province, China
Jin-Yi Li, Department of Physics, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650092, Yunnan Province, China
Min-Fei Zhou, Department of Hepato-biliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College, Kunming 650101, Yunnan Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Natural Sciencce Foundation of China, No. 39960024, and Applied Basic Research Fund of Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Committee, No. 1999C 0064M and Science Foundation of Yunnan Education Committee, No. 9912073
Correspondence to: Hai-Ming Yang, Physics and Mathematics Department of Kunming Medical College, 191 West Renming Road, Kunming 650031, Yunnan Province, China. yanghaiming88@hotmail.com
Telephone: +86-871-5338812
Received: January 4, 2003
Revised: January 10, 2003
Accepted: February 16, 2003
Published online: August 15, 2003
Revised: January 10, 2003
Accepted: February 16, 2003
Published online: August 15, 2003
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