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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Jun 15, 2010; 1(2): 50-62
Published online Jun 15, 2010. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v1.i2.50
Published online Jun 15, 2010. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v1.i2.50
Role of sex hormones in the modulation of cholangiocyte function
Romina Mancinelli, Antonio Franchitto, Eugenio Gaudio, Department of Human Anatomy, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome 00161, Italy
Paolo Onori, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila 67100, Italy
Gianfranco Alpini, Research, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple TX 76504, United States
Sharon DeMorrow, Heather Francis, Shannon Glaser, Gianfranco Alpini, Scott and White Digestive Disease Research Center, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple TX 76504, United States
Guido Carpino, Department of Health Science, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome 00135, Italy
Author contributions: Mancinelli R collected data and wrote the paper; Onori P performed analysis and wrote the paper; DeMorrow S, Francis H, Glaser S and Alpini G edited and revised the paper; Franchitto A and Carpino G performed and collected data; and Gaudio E conceived the idea and edited the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Eugenio Gaudio, MD, Professor, Department of Human Anatomy “Sapienza” University of Rome, Via Borelli, 50, Rome I-00167, Italy. eugenio.gaudio@uniroma1.it
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Received: February 9, 2010
Revised: May 28, 2010
Accepted: June 4, 2010
Published online: June 15, 2010
Revised: May 28, 2010
Accepted: June 4, 2010
Published online: June 15, 2010
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