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Quantitative analyses and transcriptomic profiling of circulating messenger RNAs as biomarkers of rat liver injury†

  1. Barbara A. Wetmore1,‡,
  2. Dominique J. Brees2,‡,
  3. Reetu Singh1,
  4. Paul B. Watkins1,
  5. Melvin E. Andersen1,
  6. James Loy3,
  7. Russell S. Thomas1,§,*

Article first published online: 3 FEB 2010

DOI: 10.1002/hep.23574

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 51, Issue 6, pages 2127–2139, June 2010

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Wetmore, B. A., Brees, D. J., Singh, R., Watkins, P. B., Andersen, M. E., Loy, J. and Thomas, R. S. (2010), Quantitative analyses and transcriptomic profiling of circulating messenger RNAs as biomarkers of rat liver injury. Hepatology, 51: 2127–2139. doi: 10.1002/hep.23574

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  1. 1

    The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

  2. 2

    Pfizer, Sandwich, Kent, UK

  3. 3

    Bristol-Myers Squib, Wallingford, Connecticut

  1. ‡

    The first two authors contributed equally to this work.

  2. §

    fax: (919) 558-1300

*The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, 6 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 12137, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2137

  1. †

    Potential conflict of interest: Nothing to report.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 MAY 2010
  2. Article first published online: 3 FEB 2010
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 3 FEB 2010 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 19 JAN 2010
  5. Manuscript Received: 7 OCT 2009

Funded by

  • National Center for Research Resources. Grant Number: #50KR10957
  • The Hamner Institutes Pilot Projects Initiative and a contract from Pfizer Global Research and Development (Groton, CT)

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