Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 1392-1393 , August 2002

Sirolimus inhibits growth of human hepatoma cells in contrast to tacrolimus which promotes cell growth

  • G Schumacher

      Affiliations

    • Department of General-, Visceral-, and Transplantation Surgery (G.S., M.O., J.M.L., S.J., A.R.M., R.N., M.B., D.J., P.N.), Berlin, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr Guido Schumacher, Department of General-, Visceral-, and Transplantation Surgery, Charité Campus Virchow Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
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  • M Oidtmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of General-, Visceral-, and Transplantation Surgery (G.S., M.O., J.M.L., S.J., A.R.M., R.N., M.B., D.J., P.N.), Berlin, Germany
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  • S Rosewicz

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology (S.R.),, Berlin, Germany
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  • J.M Langrehr

      Affiliations

    • Department of General-, Visceral-, and Transplantation Surgery (G.S., M.O., J.M.L., S.J., A.R.M., R.N., M.B., D.J., P.N.), Berlin, Germany
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  • S Jonas

      Affiliations

    • Department of General-, Visceral-, and Transplantation Surgery (G.S., M.O., J.M.L., S.J., A.R.M., R.N., M.B., D.J., P.N.), Berlin, Germany
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  • A.R Mueller

      Affiliations

    • Department of General-, Visceral-, and Transplantation Surgery (G.S., M.O., J.M.L., S.J., A.R.M., R.N., M.B., D.J., P.N.), Berlin, Germany
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  • A Rueggeberg

      Affiliations

    • Anesthesiology (A.R., H.G.); Charité Campus Virchow Klinikum, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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  • R Neuhaus

      Affiliations

    • Department of General-, Visceral-, and Transplantation Surgery (G.S., M.O., J.M.L., S.J., A.R.M., R.N., M.B., D.J., P.N.), Berlin, Germany
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  • M Bahra

      Affiliations

    • Department of General-, Visceral-, and Transplantation Surgery (G.S., M.O., J.M.L., S.J., A.R.M., R.N., M.B., D.J., P.N.), Berlin, Germany
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  • D Jacob

      Affiliations

    • Department of General-, Visceral-, and Transplantation Surgery (G.S., M.O., J.M.L., S.J., A.R.M., R.N., M.B., D.J., P.N.), Berlin, Germany
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  • H Gerlach

      Affiliations

    • Anesthesiology (A.R., H.G.); Charité Campus Virchow Klinikum, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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  • P Neuhaus

      Affiliations

    • Department of General-, Visceral-, and Transplantation Surgery (G.S., M.O., J.M.L., S.J., A.R.M., R.N., M.B., D.J., P.N.), Berlin, Germany

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Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 1392-1393 , August 2002