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The heme oxygenase–carbon monoxide system: u regulator of hepatobiliary function
Makoto Suematsu M.D., Ph.D.,,
Yuzuru Ishimura,
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Makoto Suematsu M.D., Ph.D.,
From the Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan===Search for more papers by this authorYuzuru Ishimura
From the Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMakoto Suematsu M.D., Ph.D.,,
Yuzuru Ishimura,
Corresponding Author
Makoto Suematsu M.D., Ph.D.,
From the Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan===Search for more papers by this authorYuzuru Ishimura
From the Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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