Original Article
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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Aug 15, 2012; 3(4): 85-91
Published online Aug 15, 2012. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v3.i4.85
Endothelin and neonatal capsaicin regulate gastric resistance to injury in BDL rats
Paula RS Câmara, Gerson JN Ferraz, Licio A Velloso, José Murilo R Zeitune, Fernando AB Suassuna, Jose Geraldo P Ferraz
Paula RS Câmara, Fernando AB Suassuna, Department of Medicine, Potiguar University, RN 59056-000, Brazil
Paula RS Câmara, Gerson JN Ferraz, Licio A Velloso, José Murilo R Zeitune, Jose Geraldo P Ferraz, GI Research Lab, Gastrocentro, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, SP 13083-878, Brazil
Jose Geraldo P Ferraz, Division of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
Author contributions: Câmara PRS, Ferraz JGP, Velloso LA and Zeitune JMR designed the research; Câmara PRS and Ferrazs GJN performed the research; Câmara PRS, Suassuna FAB, Ferrazs GJN and Zeitune JMR analyzed the data; Câmara PRS and Ferrazs GJN wrote the paper; Zeitune JMR reviewed it.
Supported by A fellowship from Fundaçao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo, FAPESP, Brazil (to Câmara PRS) and a research grant from FAPESP (to Ferraz JGP)
Correspondence to: Paula RS Câmara, PhD, Department of Medicine, Potiguar University, Av. Senador Salgado Filho, 1610, 59056-000 - Natal, RN, Brazil. paula.camara@unp.br
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Received: January 14, 2012
Revised: August 6, 2012
Accepted: August 10, 2012
Published online: August 15, 2012
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