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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Jun 15, 2010; 1(2): 63-68
Published online Jun 15, 2010. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v1.i2.63
Published online Jun 15, 2010. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v1.i2.63
Biogenic amines serotonin and dopamine regulate cholangiocyte hyperplastic and neoplastic growth
Gabriel A Frampton, Huang Li, Akimuddin Mohamad, Department of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, TX 76504, United States
Huang Li, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong Province, China
Jonathan Ramirez, Sharon DeMorrow, Digestive Disease Research Center, Department of Medicine, Scott and White Hospital, Temple, TX 76504, United States
Author contributions: Frampton GA, Li H, Ramirez J and Mohamad A all performed literature searches, contributed conceptually to the work and made editorial corrections; and DeMorrow S contributed to the concepts and drafting of this review.
Supported by an NIH K01 Grant Award (DK078532) to Dr. DeMorrow
Correspondence to: Sharon DeMorrow, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Scott and White Hospital and Texas A&M Health Science Center, Medical Research Building, 702 SW H.K. Dodgen Loop, Temple, TX 76504, United States. demorrow@medicine.tamhsc.edu
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Received: February 9, 2010
Revised: March 26, 2010
Accepted: April 2, 2010
Published online: June 15, 2010
Revised: March 26, 2010
Accepted: April 2, 2010
Published online: June 15, 2010
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