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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2008; 14(28): 4512-4517
Published online Jul 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4512
Effects of microalgae chlorella species crude extracts on intestinal adaptation in experimental short bowel syndrome
Mustafa Kerem, Bulent Salman, Hatice Pasaoglu, Abdulkadir Bedirli, Murat Alper, Hikmet Katircioglu, Tahir Atici, E Ferda Perçin, Ebru Ofluoglu
Mustafa Kerem, Bulent Salman, Abdulkadir Bedirli, General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler 06510, Ankara, Turkey
Hatice Pasaoglu, Ebru Ofluoglu, Clinic Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler 06510, Ankara, Turkey
Murat Alper, Pathology Department, Diskapi Training and Education Hospital, Besevler 06510, Ankara, Turkey
Hikmet Katircioglu, Biology Department, Education Faculty, Gazi University, Besevler 06510, Ankara, Turkey
Tahir Atici, Biology Department, Education Faculty, Gazi University, Besevler 06510, Ankara, Turkey
E Ferda Perçin, Medical Genetic Department, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler 06510, Ankara, Turkey
Author contributions: Kerem M and Salman B contributed equally to this work; Kerem M, Salman B, and Bedirli A designed research; Kerem M, Salman B, Pasaoglu H, Alper M, Katircioglu H, Perçin EF, and Ofluoglu E performed research; Kerem M, Salman B and Bedirli A analysed data; Kerem M, Salman B and Bedirli A wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Mustafa Kerem, MD, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler 06510, Ankara, Turkey. mkerem@gazi.edu.tr
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Received: April 10, 2008
Revised: May 23, 2008
Accepted: May 30, 2008
Published online: July 28, 2008
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