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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2006; 12(11): 1718-1722
Published online Mar 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i11.1718
Effects of betaine on ethanol-stimulated secretion of IGF-I and IGFBP-1 in rat primary hepatocytes: Involvement of p42/44 MAPK activation
Myeong Soo Lee, Myung-Sunny Kim, Soo Young Park, Chang-Won Kang
Myeong Soo Lee, Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter, EX2 4NT, United Kingdom
Myung-Sunny Kim, Korea Food Research Institute, Kyongki-do, 463-746, Republic of Korea
Soo Young Park, Department of Animal Resources and Biotechnology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
Chang-Won Kang, Department of Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
Supported by KOSEF, project R0-2003-99-101340-0
Correspondence to: Chang-Won Kang, VMD, PhD, Department of Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea. [email protected]
Telephone: +82-63-2703715
Received: November 10, 2005
Revised: November 21, 2005
Accepted: December 7, 2005
Published online: March 21, 2006
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