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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2007; 13(8): 1214-1220
Published online Feb 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1214
Tetrandrine stimulates the apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells and ameliorates development of fibrosis in a thioacetamide rat model
Ming-Fu Yin, Li-Hua Lian, Dong-Ming Piao, Ji-Xing Nan
Ji-Xing Nan, Key Laboratory of Organism Functional Factors of the Changbai Mountain (Yanbian University), Ministry of Education and College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002 Jilin Province, China
Ming-Fu Yin, Li-Hua Lian, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002 Jilin Province, China
Dong-Ming Piao, Department of Pathology, the Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002 Jilin Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 32060127 and No. 30660225
Correspondence to: Dr. Ji-Xing Nan, Key Laboratory of Organism Functional Factors of the Changbai Mountain (Yanbian University), Ministry of Education, Yanji 133002, Jilin Province, China. jxnanybu@gmail.com
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Received: November 27, 2006
Revised: December 15, 2006
Accepted: January 5, 2007
Published online: February 28, 2007
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