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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2008; 14(40): 6122-6132
Published online Oct 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6122
Natural heme oxygenase-1 inducers in hepatobiliary function
Giovanni Li Volti, David Sacerdoti, Claudia Di Giacomo, Maria Luisa Barcellona, Antonio Scacco, Paolo Murabito, Antonio Biondi, Francesco Basile, Diego Gazzolo, Raul Abella, Alessandro Frigiola, Fabio Galvano
Giovanni Li Volti, Claudia Di Giacomo, Maria Luisa Barcellona, Antonio Scacco, Fabio Galvano, Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Catania, Catania 95125, Italy
David Sacerdoti, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova, Padova 35100, Italy
Paolo Murabito, Department of Surgery, section of Anesthesiology, University of Catania, Catania 95125, Italy
Antonio Biondi, Francesco Basile, Department of Surgery, Section of General and Oncological Surgery, University of Catania, Catania 95125, Italy
Diego Gazzolo, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit “Cesare Arrigo” Children Hospital, Alessandria 15100, Italy
Diego Gazzolo, Department of Pediatrics, G. Gaslini Children's University Hospital, Genoa 16100, Italy
Raul Abella, Alessandro Frigiola, Perinatal Research Laboratory IRCSS San Donato Milanese, Milan 20100, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this work.
Supported by Grants (ex 60%) from MURST (Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica), Rome, Italy
Correspondence to: Giovanni Li Volti, MD, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria, 6, Catania 95125, Italy. livolti@unict.it
Telephone: +39-95-7384081 Fax: +39-95-7384220
Received: March 23, 2008
Revised: July 23, 2008
Accepted: July 30, 2008
Published online: October 28, 2008
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