Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 103-109 , February 2010

Hydrogen sulphide synthesis in the rat and mouse gastrointestinal tract

  • Gary R. Martin

      Affiliations

    • Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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  • G. Webb McKnight

      Affiliations

    • Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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  • Michael S. Dicay

      Affiliations

    • Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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  • Carla S. Coffin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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  • Jose G.P. Ferraz

      Affiliations

    • Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
    • Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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  • John L. Wallace

      Affiliations

    • Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Room HSC-3N9, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5. Tel.: +1 905 525 9140x22519; fax: +1 905 528 9862.

Received 27 January 2009 ,Accepted 15 May 2009.

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☆ Dr. Martin is supported by a Canadian Association of Gastroenterology/Canadian Institutes of Health Research/AstraZeneca Canada Fellowship. This work was supported by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

PII: S1590-8658(09)00240-0

doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2009.05.016

Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 103-109 , February 2010

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