Expression of alpha smooth muscle actin in living donor liver transplant recipients.

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Published in World J Gastroenterol on June 14, 2014

Authors

Masataka Hirabaru1, Kyoko Mochizuki1, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki1, Akihiko Soyama1, Taiichiro Kosaka1, Tamotsu Kuroki1, Isao Shimokawa1, Susumu Eguchi1

Author Affiliations

1: Masataka Hirabaru, Kyoko Mochizuki, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Akihiko Soyama, Taiichiro Kosaka, Tamotsu Kuroki, Susumu Eguchi, Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.

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