Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 311-322 , June 2010

Fate of nerves in chronic pancreatitis: Neural remodeling and pancreatic neuropathy

  • Güralp O. Ceyhan, M.D. (Head of Pancreatic Neuropathy Research Group)

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    • These authors have contributed equally to this manuscript.
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  • Ihsan Ekin Demir, M.D. (Resident in Surgery)

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    • These authors have contributed equally to this manuscript.
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  • Matthias Maak, M.D. (Resident in Surgery, Research Fellow)
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  • Helmut Friess, M.D. (Professor, Head of Department of Surgery)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, D-81675 München, Germany. Tel.: +49 89 4140 2121; fax: +49 89 4140 4870.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2010.03.001

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 311-322 , June 2010

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