Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 354-359 , September 2009

Elevated Visfatin/Pre-B-cell Colony-enhancing Factor Plasma Concentration in Ischemic Stroke

  • Li-Fen Lu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Sheng-Shan Yang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Lee's Endocrinologic Clinic, Pingtung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Ping Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wei-Chin Hung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Teng-Hung Yu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-An Chiu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Fu-Mei Chung, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Shyi-Jang Shin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yau-Jiunn Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Lee's Endocrinologic Clinic, Pingtung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Yau-Jiunn Lee, MD, PhD, Lee's Endocrinologic Clinic, No. 130 Min-Tzu Rd, Pingtung 90000, Taiwan.

Received 16 October 2008 ,Revised 30 December 2008 ,Accepted 6 January 2009.

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 Supported by the National Science Council and the E-Da Hospital of the Republic of China, Taiwan, under Contract No. NSC 95-2314-B-475-001 and EDAH-97I001.

PII: S1052-3057(09)00018-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.01.003

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 354-359 , September 2009

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