The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 1 , Pages 49-54 , January 2009

The role of estrogen in the formation of experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm

  • Xiao-Fei Wu, M.D.

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    • Third General Surgery Department, Affiliated ZhongShan Hospital, DaLian University, DaLian 116001, China
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  • Jian Zhang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Third General Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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  • Saulius Paskauskas, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas LT-500009, Lithunia
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  • Shi-Jie Xin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Third General Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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  • Zhi-Quan Duan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Third General Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China

Received 10 May 2007 ,Revised 31 October 2007

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 Financial assistance provided by the China National Nature Science Fund (no. 30471706).

PII: S0002-9610(08)00314-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.11.022

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 1 , Pages 49-54 , January 2009

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