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World J Hepatol. Dec 27, 2010; 2(12): 434-441
Published online Dec 27, 2010. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i12.434
Does granulocyte-colony stimulating factor administration induce damage or repair response in schistosomiasis?
Lobna Y Ghanem, Uta Dahmen, Olaf Dirsch, Mona MF Nosseir, Soheir S Mahmoud, Wafaa AF Mansour
Lobna Y Ghanem, Department of Electron Microscope, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, PO Box 30 Imbaba, Giza 12411, Egypt
Uta Dahmen, Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, Essen D-45122, Germany
Olaf Dirsch, Division of Pathology, German Heart Institute, Berlin 13353, Germany
Mona MF Nosseir, Department of Pathology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, PO Box 30 Imbaba, Giza 12411, Egypt
Soheir S Mahmoud, Department of Parasitology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, PO Box 30 Imbaba, Giza 12411, Egypt
Wafaa AF Mansour, Department of Immunology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, PO Box 30 Imbaba, Giza 12411, Egypt
Author contributions: Ghanem LY, Dahmen U and Dirsch O were responsible for construction of the plan and design of work, discussion of results, writing the manuscript and financial support; Nosseir MMF for acquisition, interpretation, analysis and discussion of histopathological results, providing histopathological figures and revising the text critically; Mahmoud SS performed parasitological investigations and collected data; and Mansour WAF helped in discussion of the results and performance of laboratory investigations.
Correspondence to: Mona MF Nosseir, MD Pathology, Department of Pathology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, PO Box 30 Imbaba, Giza 12411, Egypt. drmonanosseir@yahoo.com
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Received: July 9, 2010
Revised: November 4, 2010
Accepted: November 11, 2010
Published online: December 27, 2010
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