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Original Article

Epidermal Growth Factor Attenuates the Sclerotherapy-Induced Biomechanical Properties of the Oesophagus: An Experimental Study in Minipigs

L. Vinter-Jensen Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemical Pathology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Core Center of Gastrointestinal Biomechanics, Dept. of Gastroenterology V and L, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Northwestern University, University of California ar Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Mid Gulf USA., Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA
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C. Orloff Juhl Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemical Pathology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Core Center of Gastrointestinal Biomechanics, Dept. of Gastroenterology V and L, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Northwestern University, University of California ar Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Mid Gulf USA., Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA
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B. Eika Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemical Pathology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Core Center of Gastrointestinal Biomechanics, Dept. of Gastroenterology V and L, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Northwestern University, University of California ar Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Mid Gulf USA., Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA
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H. Gregersen Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemical Pathology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Core Center of Gastrointestinal Biomechanics, Dept. of Gastroenterology V and L, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Northwestern University, University of California ar Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Mid Gulf USA., Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA
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E. Z. Dajani Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry, Institute for Biochemical Pathology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Core Center of Gastrointestinal Biomechanics, Dept. of Gastroenterology V and L, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Northwestern University, University of California ar Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Mid Gulf USA., Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA
Pages 614-619 | Received 17 Jul 1994, Accepted 31 Oct 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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