Review
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2012; 18(21): 2609-2618
Published online Jun 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i21.2609
Leaky gut and the liver: A role for bacterial translocation in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Yaron Ilan
Yaron Ilan, Gastroenterology and Liver Units, Department of Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Author contributions: Ilan Y wrote the review.
Supported by Immuron, Nasvax, Plantylight, Desert Labs, Teva Pharmaceutical and ENZO Biochem
Correspondence to: Yaron Ilan, MD, Gastroenterology and Liver Units, Department of Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, POB 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. ilan@hadassah.org.il
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Received: June 19, 2011
Revised: January 31, 2012
Accepted: April 21, 2012
Published online: June 7, 2012
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