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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Dec 15, 2012; 3(6): 102-108
Published online Dec 15, 2012. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v3.i6.102
Inverse relationship of interleukin-6 and mast cells in children with inflammatory and non-inflammatory abdominal pain phenotypes
Wendy A Henderson, Ravi Shankar, Tara J Taylor, Arseima Y Del Valle-Pinero, David E Kleiner, Kevin H Kim, Nader N Youssef
Wendy A Henderson, Ravi Shankar, Tara J Taylor, Arseima Y Del Valle-Pinero, Department of Health and Human Services, Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
David E Kleiner, Department of Health and Human Services, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
Kevin H Kim, School of Psychology in Education, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
Nader N Youssef, Digestive Healthcare Center, Hillsborough, NJ 08844, United States
Author contributions: Henderson WA and Youssef NN designed the study; all of the authors were involved in writing and editing the manuscript; Shankar R and Taylor TJ performed the majority of the experiments; Kim KH provided statistical analysis support.
Supported by The Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Nursing Research (to Henderson WA, 1ZIANR000018-01-04, 2009), National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States; SAIC-Fredrick contractor to the National Cancer Institute (NCI Contract NO. HHSN261200800001E)
Correspondence to: Dr. Wendy A Henderson, Biobehavioral Branch, Intramural Research Program, NINR, NIH, DHHS, NIH Clinical Research Center, Building 10, 2-1339, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States. hendersw@mail.nih.gov
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Received: December 16, 2011
Revised: November 16, 2012
Accepted: December 6, 2012
Published online: December 15, 2012
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