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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2012; 18(35): 4811-4822
Published online Sep 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4811
Published online Sep 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4811
Quality of ulcer healing in gastrointestinal tract: Its pathophysiology and clinical relevance
Tetsuo Arakawa, Toshio Watanabe, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Kazunari Tominaga, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Ken’ichi Morimoto, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
Author contributions: Arakawa T performed all the managements and decision making to conduct animal experiments and clinical studies, and prepared this manuscript; Watanabe T and Tanigawa T performed most of the animal experiments; Tominaga K and Fujiwara Y performed most of the human study of peptic ulcer disease; Morimoto K performed the human study of Crohn’s disease.
Correspondence to: Tetsuo Arakawa, MD, PhD, Professor, Dean and Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. arakawat@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
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Received: July 20, 2012
Revised: August 2, 2012
Accepted: August 26, 2012
Published online: September 21, 2012
Processing time: 194 Days and 10.7 Hours
Revised: August 2, 2012
Accepted: August 26, 2012
Published online: September 21, 2012
Processing time: 194 Days and 10.7 Hours
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