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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Relationship between fecal lactoferrin and inflammatory bowel disease

Jun Dai Department of Gastroenterology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine. Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai, P.R.China
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Wen-Zhong Liu Department of Gastroenterology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine. Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai, P.R.China
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Yong-Ping Zhao Department of Gastroenterology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine. Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai, P.R.China
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Yun-Biao Hu Department of Gastroenterology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine. Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai, P.R.China
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Zhi-Zheng Ge Department of Gastroenterology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine. Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai, P.R.ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1440-1444 | Received 06 Feb 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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