Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 77-83 , January 2003

Fiber enriched diets and radiation induced injury of the gut

  • Murat Kapkac

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Mehmet Erikoglu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Pars Tuncyurek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Baskent University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Sinan Ersin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90-232-3881470; fax: +90-232-3398838.
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  • Mustafa Esassolak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Murat Alkanat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey
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  • Oguz Sipahioglu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey

Received 15 February 2002 ,Revised 8 September 2002 ,Accepted 12 September 2002.

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Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 77-83 , January 2003

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