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Healing of intestinal inflammation by IL-22^†

Atsushi Mizoguchi MD, PhD^*

Article first published online: 22 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1002/ibd.22929

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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volume 18, Issue 9, pages 1777–1784, September 2012

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Mizoguchi, A. (2012), Healing of intestinal inflammation by IL-22. Inflamm Bowel Dis, 18: 1777–1784. doi: 10.1002/ibd.22929

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Molecular Pathology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts

Email: Atsushi Mizoguchi MD, PhD (amizoguchi@partners.org)

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Supported by Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, the Harry B. and Leona Helmsley Charitable Trust, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) RC1DK086242.

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Issue published online: 9 AUG 2012
Article first published online: 22 FEB 2012
Manuscript Accepted: 1 FEB 2012
Manuscript Received: 13 JAN 2012

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