Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 78-85 , January 2010

Expression of Heat Shock Protein 70 in Rabbit Liver After Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and Radiofrequency Ablation

  • Guang-Jian Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Department of Medical Ultrasound, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
    • ,
  • Fuminori Moriyasu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Fuminori Moriyasu, M.D., Chairman and Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023.
    • ,
  • Tomihiko Hirokawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Munire Rexiati

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Masahiko Yamada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Yasuharu Imai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Received 20 April 2009 ,Revised 20 July 2009 ,Accepted 5 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.08.001

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 78-85 , January 2010

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