Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 172-180 , August 2008

HO-1 Overexpression Attenuates Endotoxin Effects on CAT-2 Isozymes Expression

  • Te-Yang Huang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Hyperbaric Oxygen Center, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pei-Shan Tsai, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Jen Huang, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing, and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Pharmacology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at Department of Anesthesiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Sec. 2 Chung San N. Rd., Taipei 10449, Taiwan.

Received 11 May 2007

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1 Te-Yang Huang and Pei-Shan Tsai contributed equally to this work.

PII: S0022-4804(07)00446-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.06.027

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 172-180 , August 2008

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