Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 41, Issue 8 , Pages 591-598 , August 2009

Significance of increased expression of decoy receptor 3 in chronic liver disease

  • S. Kim

      Affiliations

    • BioPowerTech, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 4734 Bluegrass Pkwy, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406, USA. Tel.: +1 205 345 2512.
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  • V. Kotoula

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • P. Hytiroglou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • D. Zardavas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • L. Zhang

      Affiliations

    • BioPowerTech, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406, USA

Received 8 August 2008 ,Accepted 20 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2008.11.019

Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 41, Issue 8 , Pages 591-598 , August 2009