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Role of stem cell growth factor/c-Kit in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (Review)

Yuna Chai, Yusheng Huang, Hongmei Tang, Xing Tu, Jianbo He, Ting Wang, Qingye Zhang, Fen Xiong, Detang Li, Zhenwen Qiu

Pages: 1187-1193 Published online on: 20 February 2017
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Persicarin isolated from Oenanthe javanica protects against diabetes‑induced oxidative stress and inflammation in the liver of streptozotocin‑induced type 1 diabetic mice

Joo Young Lee, Min Yeong Kim, Sung Ho Shin, Mi‑Rae Shin, O Jun Kwon, Tae Hoon Kim, Chan Hum Park, Jeong Sook Noh, Man Hee Rhee, Seong‑Soo Roh

Pages: 1194-1202 Published online on: 10 February 2017
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miR-9 functions as a tumor inhibitor of cell proliferation in epithelial ovarian cancer through targeting the SDF-1/CXCR4 pathway

Lin He, Li Zhang, Mengfei Wang, Wenrong Wang

Pages: 1203-1208 Published online on: 10 February 2017
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Expression levels of TGF‑β1 and CTGF are associated with the severity of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Yanmin Song, Shuai Yao, Yunhai Liu, Lili Long, Huan Yang, Qiuxiang Li, Jinghui Liang, Xinxin Li, Yuling Lu, Haoran Zhu, Ning Zhang

Pages: 1209-1214 Published online on: 07 February 2017
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Early application of low‑dose glucocorticoid improves acute respiratory distress syndrome: A meta‑analysis of randomized controlled trials

Zhi‑Gang Yang, Xiao‑Li Lei, Xiao‑Liang Li

Pages: 1215-1224 Published online on: 22 February 2017
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Identification of miRNA biomarkers of pneumonia using RNA‑sequencing and bioinformatics analysis

Sai Huang, Cong Feng, Yong‑Zhi Zhai, Xuan Zhou, Bei Li, Li‑Li Wang, Wei Chen, Fa‑Qin Lv, Tan‑Shi Li

Pages: 1235-1244 Published online on: 21 February 2017
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Diagnostic value of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin for renal injury in asphyxiated preterm infants

Yu'e Song, Shuzhen Sun, Yonghui Yu, Gang Li, Jia Song, Hong Zhang, Chunmei Yan

Pages: 1245-1248 Published online on: 07 February 2017
Article

Anti-climacterium effects of pomegranate concentrated solutions in ovariectomized ddY mice

Su Jin Kang, Beom Rak Choi, Seung Hee Kim, Hae Yeon Yi, Hye Rim Park, Chang Hyun Song, Sae Kwang Ku, Young Joon Lee

Pages: 1249-1266 Published online on: 08 February 2017
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Protective effects of baicalin on rabbit articular chondrocytes in vitro Corrigendum in /10.3892/etm.2021.9768 Retraction in /10.3892/etm.2023.12236

Xianyuan Huang, Huayu Wu, Liqin Wang, Li Zheng, Jinmin Zhao

Pages: 1267-1274 Published online on: 10 February 2017
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Analysis of missed diagnosis of orbital foreign bodies

Lei Zhou, Su‑Yan Li, Jian‑Ping Cui, Zhi‑Yang Zhang, Li‑Na Guan

Pages: 1275-1278 Published online on: 21 February 2017
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Calcitonin gene-related peptide protects type II alveolar epithelial cells from hyperoxia-induced DNA damage and cell death

Hongmin Fu, Tiesong Zhang, Rongwei Huang, Zhen Yang, Chunming Liu, Ming Li, Fang Fang, Feng Xu

Pages: 1279-1284 Published online on: 16 February 2017
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Antitumor effect of sunitinib in human prostate cancer cells functions via autophagy

Bangqi Wang, Dongyuan Lu, Min Xuan, Weilie Hu

Pages: 1285-1294 Published online on: 20 February 2017
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Repairing effects of ICAM-1-expressing mesenchymal stem cells in mice with autoimmune thyroiditis

Shifeng Ma, Xiuhui Chen, Lihui Wang, Ying Wei, Yongqing Ni, Yanan Chu, Yuanlin Liu, Heng Zhu, Rongxiu Zheng, Yi Zhang

Pages: 1295-1302 Published online on: 16 February 2017
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Identification of genes associated with the effect of inflammation on the neurotransmission of vascular smooth muscle cell

Shujie Gan, Shenlong Qiu, Yiwen Feng, Yanping Zhang, Qin Qian, Zhong Wan, Jingdong Tang

Pages: 1303-1312 Published online on: 21 February 2017
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Influence of camel milk on the hepatitis C virus burden of infected patients

Esmail Mohamad El‑Fakharany, Nawal Abd El‑Baky, Mustafa Hassan Linjawi, Abdullah Abdelhafiz Aljaddawi, Tahya Hussein Saleem, Ahmed Yassine Nassar, Ashraf Osman, Elrashdy Moustafa Redwan

Pages: 1313-1320 Published online on: 22 February 2017
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Anti-diabetic effect of Alpinia oxyphylla extract on 57BL/KsJ db-/db- mice

Yiqiang Xie, Man Xiao, Dan Li, Hongqin Liu, Fenglin Yun, Yi Wei, Shenggang Sang, Guankui Du

Pages: 1321-1328 Published online on: 22 February 2017
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MicroRNA‑200c suppresses cell growth and metastasis by targeting Bmi‑1 and E2F3 in renal cancer cells

Mingning Qiu, Ziji Liang, Lieqian Chen, Guobin Tan, Lei Liu, Kangning Wang, Hege Chen, Jianjun Liu

Pages: 1329-1336 Published online on: 21 February 2017
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Obesity contributes more to increasing ApoB/ApoA1 ratio than hyperandrogenism in PCOS women aged 20-38 years in China

Jianhua Zheng, Qianqian Yin, Juanyi Cao, Bei Zhang

Pages: 1337-1342 Published online on: 31 January 2017
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Evaluation of the role of human β-defensin 3 in modulation of immunity and inflammatory response after knee replacement

Jiguang Jia, Hao Peng, Sen Chen

Pages: 1343-1346 Published online on: 06 February 2017
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The mechanism of human β-defensin 3 in MRSA-induced infection of implant drug-resistant bacteria biofilm in the mouse tibial bone marrow

Chen Zhu, Ni-Rong Bao, Shuo Chen, Jian-Ning Zhao

Pages: 1347-1352 Published online on: 09 February 2017
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Isoquercetin activates the ERK1/2-Nrf2 pathway and protects against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in vivo and in vitro

Miao Chen, Li‑Hua Dai, Aihua Fei, Shu‑Ming Pan, Hai‑Rong Wang

Pages: 1353-1359 Published online on: 31 January 2017
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Icariin improves osteoporosis, inhibits the expression of PPARγ, C/EBPα, FABP4 mRNA, N1ICD and jagged1 proteins, and increases Notch2 mRNA in ovariectomized rats

Hengrui Liu, Yingquan Xiong, Xiaofeng Zhu, Han Gao, Sujuan Yin, Jiefang Wang, Guangming Chen, Chaopeng Wang, Lu Xiang, Panpan Wang, Ji Fang, Ronghua Zhang, Li Yang

Pages: 1360-1368 Published online on: 15 February 2017
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Inhalative and intravenous stimulation of soluble guanylate cyclase reduces pulmonary vascular resistance and increases cardiac output in experimental septic shock

Nils Kronas, Birte Peters, Hans Peter Richter, Alwin Eduard Goetz, Jens Christian Kubitz

Pages: 1369-1375 Published online on: 21 February 2017
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Analysis of the mechanism by which nerve growth factor promotes callus formation in mice with tibial fracture

Xi‑Guang Sang, Zhi‑Yong Wang, Lin Cheng, Yan‑Hong Liu, Yong‑Gang Li, Tao Qin, Kai Di

Pages: 1376-1380 Published online on: 07 February 2017
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Oxymatrine on Hsp90a expression and apoptosis in a model of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury

Bing Zhu, Jianru Yang, Sifeng Chen, Pei Zhang, Lin Shen, Xiaolong Li, Jing Li

Pages: 1381-1385 Published online on: 03 February 2017
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Dysfunction of the thymus in mice with hypertension

Xianliang Dai, Shuaibo Huang, Zhiqing He, Feng Wu, Ru Ding, Yihong Chen, Chun Liang, Zonggui Wu

Pages: 1386-1392 Published online on: 15 February 2017
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Morphine and pregabalin in the treatment of neuropathic pain

Yue Wang, Helen Yang, Chunjian Shen, Ji Luo

Pages: 1393-1397 Published online on: 07 February 2017
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Inhibitor κBα protein therapy alleviates severe pneumonia through inhibition of nuclear factor κB

Haizhou Xu, Bing Mei, Meitang Wang, Shuogui Xu

Pages: 1398-1402 Published online on: 16 February 2017
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Therapeutic efficacy of phentolamine in the management of severe hand, foot and mouth disease combined with pulmonary edema

Zhixin Yan, Yaokai Shang, Fengxian Li, Fei Xie, Huili Qian, Youqi Zhang, Bin Yue

Pages: 1403-1407 Published online on: 07 February 2017
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Cigarette smoke extract promotes proliferation of airway smooth muscle cells through suppressing C/EBP-α expression

Pin Guan, Wentao Cai, Huapeng Yu, Zhiyong Wu, Wei Li, Jie Wu, Juan Chen, Guangqiu Feng

Pages: 1408-1414 Published online on: 15 February 2017
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Vandetanib and ADAM inhibitors synergistically attenuate the pathological migration of EBV-infected retinal pigment epithelial cells by regulating the VEGF-mediated MAPK pathway

Daejin Kim, Hyun‑Suk Ko, Ga Bin Park, Dae Young Hur, Yeong Seok Kim, Jae Wook Yang

Pages: 1415-1425 Published online on: 08 February 2017
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The effects of GLP-1 analogues on pre-diabetes of the children

Qing‑Xia Zhou, Zi‑Yu Wang, Hua‑Feng Zhao, Shan Wang

Pages: 1426-1430 Published online on: 16 February 2017
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Retrospective review of epidemic viral pneumonia cases in Turkey: A multicenter study

Mustafa Çörtük, Murat Acat, Onur Yazici, Zehra Yasar, Kemal Kiraz, Sena Yapicioglu Ataman, Elif Tanriverdi, Burcak Zitouni, Cenk Kirakli, Ozlem Ediboglu, Fevziye Tuksavul, Adem Dirican, Hale Kefeli Celik, Sevket Ozkaya, Erdogan Cetinkaya

Pages: 1431-1437 Published online on: 22 February 2017
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Noninvasive cumulative axial load may induce intervertebral disc degeneration‑A potential rabbit model

Xuedong Bai, Deli Wang, Mingyue Zhou, Cheng Xu, Wei Li, Hui Tao, Qing He, Dike Ruan

Pages: 1438-1446 Published online on: 21 February 2017
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Immunogenicity of insulin-producing cells derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells

Xiao-Fei Yang, Tao Chen, Li-Wei Ren, Lu Yang, Hui Qi, Fu-Rong Li

Pages: 1456-1464 Published online on: 02 February 2017
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TGF-β1 and TIMP1 double directional rAAV targeted by UTMD in atherosclerotic vulnerable plaque

Yijin Su, Changsong Xu, Kunyu Li, Bo Wang, Jufang Chen, Long Liu, Lizhou Lin, Qingqing Dong, Lianfang Du

Pages: 1465-1469 Published online on: 06 February 2017
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Preoperative QCT assessment of femoral head for assessment of femoral head bone loss

Chen Yi, Manyi Wang, Jie Wei, Jun Wang, Ling Wang, Xiaoguang Cheng

Pages: 1470-1474 Published online on: 21 February 2017
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Perioperative application of salvianolate on oxidative stress and plasma IMD/ADM2 in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing PCI

Qiang Zhang, Fengjun Jiao, Chongjun Hua

Pages: 1475-1479 Published online on: 10 February 2017
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Clinical observation of the efficacy of Bevacizumab combined with argon green laser in treating fundus macular edema

Yi Shao, Yao Yu, Cheng Li, Chong-Gang Pei, Ping Tu, Yun Han, Gui-Ping Gao

Pages: 1480-1484 Published online on: 21 February 2017
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Antibiotic de-escalation principle in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated with severe pneumonia

Baohong Xiao, Mei Wang, Xiaoling Hu, Jinfeng Li, Fangfang Wang, Jiaxing Sun

Pages: 1485-1489 Published online on: 21 February 2017
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Identification a nonsense mutation of APC gene in Chinese patients with familial adenomatous polyposis

Haishan Li, Lingling Zhang, Quan Jiang, Zhenwang Shi, Hanxing Tong

Pages: 1495-1499 Published online on: 14 February 2017
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Enhancement of humoral and cell mediated immune response to HPV16 L1-derived peptides subsequent to vaccination with prophylactic bivalent HPV L1 virus-like particle vaccine in healthy females

Masato Yokomine, Satoko Matsueda, Kouichiro Kawano, Tetsuro Sasada, Akimasa Fukui, Takuto Yamashita, Nobukazu Komatsu, Shigeki Shichijo, Kazuto Tasaki, Ken Matsukuma, Kyogo Itoh, Toshiharu Kamura, Kimio Ushijima

Pages: 1500-1505 Published online on: 21 February 2017
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USP39 regulates the growth of SMMC‑7721 cells via FoxM1

Xianwen Yuan, Xitai Sun, Xiaolei Shi, Chunping Jiang, Decai Yu, Weiwei Zhang, Yitao Ding

Pages: 1506-1513 Published online on: 10 February 2017
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Remifentanil functions in the adaptive protection of cardiac function following ischemia

Jie Hou, Huishan Wang, Xinmin Li, Yan Zhu

Pages: 1514-1520 Published online on: 15 February 2017
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Vector-mediated Tum-5 expression in neovascular endothelial cells for treating hepatocellular carcinoma

Chun Li, Xingang Guan, Boqian Sun, Mingyao Ma, Peng Wang, Xiaodong Gai

Pages: 1521-1525 Published online on: 15 February 2017
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Early initiation of argatroban therapy in the management of acute superior mesenteric venous thrombosis

Qiu Zeng, Qi‑Ning Fu, Feng‑He Li, Xue‑Hu Wang, Hong Liu, Yu Zhao

Pages: 1526-1534 Published online on: 07 February 2017
Case Report

Rare scar sarcoidosis: A case report

Sha Zhao, Qin Wang, Beibei Cheng, Xiao‑Fang Zhu

Pages: 1535-1537 Published online on: 15 February 2017
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Active efflux pump adeB is involved in multidrug resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii induced by antibacterial agents

Tingting Zhang, Min Wang, Yixin Xie, Xianping Li, Zhihui Dong, Yanhua Liu, Ling Wang, Min Yang, Huan Song, Hong Cao, Wei Cao

Pages: 1538-1546 Published online on: 21 February 2017
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Anaphylactic shock caused by haemocoagulase injection in China

Haiwei Yang, Liming Yang, De‑Wang Wang, Ji‑Fu Wei, Shaoheng He

Pages: 1547-1553 Published online on: 14 February 2017
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Comparative evaluation of copeptin and NT‑proBNP in patients with severe acute decompensated heart failure, and prediction of adverse events in a 90‑day follow‑up period: A prospective clinical observation trial

Jun Jia, Guang‑Lei Chang, Shu Qin, Jia Chen, Wen‑Yan He, Kai Lu, Yong Li, Dong‑Ying Zhang

Pages: 1554-1560 Published online on: 08 February 2017
Article

Effects of siRNA‑mediated suppression of HPV‑11 L1 expression on the proliferation and apoptosis of vaginal epithelial cells

Juan Zeng, Shumei Yang, Xiaorui Wang, Yan Gao, Mei Zhang

Pages: 1561-1565 Published online on: 10 February 2017
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Association of white blood cell counts with left ventricular mass index in hypertensive patients undergoing anti‑hypertensive drug therapy

Hongtao Shi, Hongxia Chu, Zhiyang Lv, Guanming Qi, Junjie Guo, Wei Fu, Xiaojing Wang, Xiangyu Guo, Junbo Ge, Chengqian Yin

Pages: 1566-1571 Published online on: 10 February 2017
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Application of dead space fraction to titrate optimal positive end-expiratory pressure in an ARDS swine model

Weishuai Bian, Wei Chen, Yangong Chao, Lan Wang, Liming Li, Jian Guan, Xuefeng Zang, Jie Zhen, Bo Sheng, Xi Zhu

Pages: 1572-1577 Published online on: 10 February 2017
Article

Long‑term statin use before primary percutaneous coronary intervention improves treatment outcomes of acute myocardial infarction

Ruiwei Guo, Lixia Yang, Lihua Mu, Xianfeng Pan, Feng Qi

Pages: 1578-1583 Published online on: 22 February 2017
Article

Huperzine A inhibits immediate addictive behavior but not behavioral sensitization following repeated morphine administration in rats

Jinling Sun, Lin Tian, Ruisi Cui, Xinwang Li

Pages: 1584-1591 Published online on: 02 February 2017
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Effect of pre-emptive analgesia by continuous femoral nerve block on early postoperative cognitive function following total knee arthroplasty in elderly patients

Li-Qin Deng, Lei-Na Hou, Feng-Xiang Song, Han-Yue Zhu, Hai-Ying Zhao, Gang Chen, Jing-Jing Li

Pages: 1592-1597 Published online on: 03 February 2017
Article

Outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after fibrinolysis with reteplase in comparison to the return of spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest score in a geographic region without emergency coronary intervention

Thomas Luiz, Alexander Wilhelms, Christian Madler, Gregor Pollach, Bernd Haaff, Joachim Grüttner, Tim Viergutz

Pages: 1598-1603 Published online on: 22 February 2017
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A simple method of placing a coronary sinus catheter through the femoral vein in miniature swine

Yupeng Bai, Liqun Hu, Delong Yu, Sheng Peng, Mingjing Zhang, Xiaogang Liu, Ye Gu

Pages: 1604-1607 Published online on: 22 February 2017
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Isoflurane anesthesia induces liver injury by regulating the expression of insulin‑like growth factor 1

Yingxian Zhu, Xiaoyu Xiao, Guowei Li, Juyuan Bu, Wenying Zhou, Shaopeng Zhou

Pages: 1608-1613 Published online on: 22 February 2017
Case Report

Effect of N-acetylglucosamine administration on cartilage metabolism and safety in healthy subjects without symptoms of arthritis: A case report

Daiki Kubomura, Tomoya Ueno, Masanori Yamada, Akihito Tomonaga, Isao Nagaoka

Pages: 1614-1621 Published online on: 21 February 2017
Article

AMP-activated protein kinase mediates the effects of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 on endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis

Li Yang, Hong‑Liang Cong, Shu‑Feng Wang, Ting Liu

Pages: 1622-1629 Published online on: 21 February 2017
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Prognosis of patients with Acinetobacter baumannii infection in the intensive care unit: A retrospective analysis

Dong Xiao, Lu Wang, Daquan Zhang, Dongming Xiang, Qi Liu, Xuezhong Xing

Pages: 1630-1633 Published online on: 21 February 2017
Article

Efficacy of arsenic trioxide drug‑eluting stents in the treatment of coronary heart disease

Shasha Zhang, Yuping Zhang, Shichuan Li, Zhifeng Li

Pages: 1634-1636 Published online on: 07 February 2017
Article

Electroacupuncture combined with mosapride alleviates symptoms in diabetic patients with gastroparesis

Wenping Pan, Zhankui Wang, Feilong Tian, Mingxian Yan, Yan Lu

Pages: 1637-1643 Published online on: 21 February 2017
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April-2017
Volume 13 Issue 4

Print ISSN: 1792-0981
Online ISSN: 1792-1015

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