Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1577-1579 , November 2009

A Novel Role for the Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 in Acute Pancreatitis

  • Hana Algül

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Hana Algül, MD, MPH, II. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Strasse 22, D-81675 München, Germany

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 Conflicts of interest The author discloses no conflicts.

PII: S0016-5085(09)01665-5

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.09.024

Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1577-1579 , November 2009

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