The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 2 , Pages 248-254 , August 2007

Increased iNOS-expressing macrophage in long-term surviving rat small-bowel grafts

  • Xiaosong Li, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Current address: Department of Surgery, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Affiliated Capital University of Medical Sciences, Nan Lishi Rd., Beijing 100045, PRC
    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, PRC
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  • Yan Chen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, PRC
    • ,
  • Lina Tian, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, PRC
    • Current address: Department of Surgery, Central Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
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  • Vincent C.H. Lui, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, PRC
    • ,
  • Paul K.H. Tam, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, PRC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +011-852-28554850; fax: +011852-28173155.

Received 30 May 2006 ,Revised 26 September 2006

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.09.032

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 2 , Pages 248-254 , August 2007

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