Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 131-140 , January 2003

The effect of glutamine on inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression in intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury

  • Gil Joon Suh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82-2-760-2196; fax: +82-2-3672-8871.
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  • Yeo Kyu Youn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, South Korea
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  • Hyoung Gon Song

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, South Korea
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  • Joong Eui Rhee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, South Korea
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  • Sung Eun Jung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, South Korea

Received 3 May 2002 ,Revised 9 August 2002 ,Accepted 15 August 2002.

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Nutrition Research
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