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  1. The Translational Impact of Plant-Derived Xeno-miRNA miR-168 in Gastrointestinal Cancers and Preneoplastic Conditions

    Article • Diagnostics, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  2. The relative abundance of fecal bacterial species belonging to the Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes phyla is related to plasma levels of bile acids in young adults

    Article • Metabolomics, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  3. Data from EpiPanGI Dx: A Cell-free DNA Methylation Fingerprint for the Early Detection of Gastrointestinal Cancers

    Article • March 2023, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  4. Data from EpiPanGI Dx: A Cell-free DNA Methylation Fingerprint for the Early Detection of Gastrointestinal Cancers

    Article • March 2023, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  5. Supplementary Fig 18 from EpiPanGI Dx: A Cell-free DNA Methylation Fingerprint for the Early Detection of Gastrointestinal Cancers

    Article • March 2023, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  6. Supplementary Fig 18 from EpiPanGI Dx: A Cell-free DNA Methylation Fingerprint for the Early Detection of Gastrointestinal Cancers

    Article • March 2023, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  7. Unlocking the bentonite microbial diversity and its implications in selenium bioreduction and biotransformation: Advances in deep geological repositories

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, March 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  8. Plasma Levels of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Derived Oxylipins Are Associated with Fecal Microbiota Composition in Young Adults

    Article • Nutrients, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  9. Primers matter: Influence of the primer selection on human fungal detection using high throughput sequencing

    Article • Gut Microbes, August 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  10. Characterization of Maladaptive Processes in Acute, Chronic and Remission Phases of Experimental Colitis in C57BL/6 Mice

    Article • Biomedicines, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  11. Genetic variation inTERTmodifies the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in alcohol-related cirrhosis: results from a genome-wide case-control study

    Article • Gut, July 2022, BMJ

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  12. Plasma Levels of Endocannabinoids and Their Analogues Are Related to Specific Fecal Bacterial Genera in Young Adults: Role in Gut Barrier Integrity

    Article • Nutrients, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  13. Gut microbial similarity in twins is driven by shared environment and aging

    Article • EBioMedicine, May 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  14. Differential Expression of Long Noncoding RNA HOTAIR in Intestinal Metaplasia and Gastric Cancer

    Article • Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, March 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  15. Atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer tissue miRNome analysis reveal hsa-miR-129-1 and hsa-miR-196a as potential early diagnostic biomarkers

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, February 2022, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  16. miRNome Profiling and Functional Analysis Reveal Involvement of hsa-miR-1246 in Colon Adenoma-Carcinoma Transition by Targeting AXIN2 and CFTR

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  17. Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  18. Profiling of the Bacterial Microbiota along the Murine Alimentary Tract

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  19. A Potential Role for Bile Acid Signaling in Celiac Disease-Associated Fatty Liver

    Article • Metabolites, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  20. The rs429358 Locus in Apolipoprotein E Is Associated With Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Cirrhosis

    Article • Hepatology Communications, December 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  21. Transcriptome-Wide Analysis of Human Liver Reveals Age-Related Differences in the Expression of Select Functional Gene Clusters and Evidence for a PPP1R10-Governed ‘Aging Cascade’

    Article • Pharmaceutics, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  22. EpiPanGI Dx: A Cell-free DNA Methylation Fingerprint for the Early Detection of Gastrointestinal Cancers

    Article • Clinical Cancer Research, August 2021, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  23. Gut microbiota profiles and the role of anti‐CdtB and anti‐vinculin antibodies in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID)

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Investigation, August 2021, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  24. EGF and BMPs Govern Differentiation and Patterning in Human Gastric Glands

    Article • Gastroenterology, August 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  25. Anti‐TNFα treatment in Crohn’s disease: Impact on hepatic steatosis, gut‐derived hormones and metabolic status

    Article • Liver International, July 2021, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  26. Gender and gut microbiota composition determine hepatic bile acid, metabolic and inflammatory response to a single fast-food meal in healthy adults

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, May 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  27. Total and Metabolically Active Microbial Community of Aerobic Granular Sludge Systems Operated in Sequential Batch Reactors: Effect of Pharmaceutical Compounds

    Article • Toxics, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  28. Inflammatory microRNAs in gastric mucosa are modulated by Helicobacter pylori infection and proton-pump inhibitors but not by aspirin or NSAIDs

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2021, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  29. Real-life assessment of standardized contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and CEUS algorithms (CEUS LI-RADS®/ESCULAP) in hepatic nodules in cirrhotic patients—a prospective multicenter study

    Article • European Radiology, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  30. Helicobacter pylori resistance to antibiotics in Europe in 2018 and its relationship to antibiotic consumption in the community

    Article • Gut, April 2021, BMJ

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  31. Helicobacter pylori induced gastric carcinogenesis - The best molecular model we have?

    Article • Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, March 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  32. A standardised model for stool banking for faecal microbiota transplantation: a consensus report from a multidisciplinary UEG working group

    Article • United European Gastroenterology Journal, March 2021, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  33. Removal of nickel(II) from wastewater using a zeolite-packed anaerobic bioreactor: Bacterial diversity and community structure shifts

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, February 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  34. Multisystem combined uranium resistance mechanisms and bioremediation potential of Stenotrophomonas bentonitica BII-R7: Transcriptomics and microscopic study

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, February 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  35. Impact of healthy aging on active bacterial assemblages throughout the gastrointestinal tract

    Article • Gut Microbes, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  36. Association of Long Non-Coding RNA Polymorphisms with Gastric Cancer and Atrophic Gastritis

    Article • Genes, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  37. Circulating miR-21-5p level has limited prognostic value in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and is influenced by renal function

    Article • World Journal of Hepatology, November 2020, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  38. Lipoprotein and Metabolic Profiles Indicate Similar Cardiovascular Risk of Liver Steatosis and NASH

    Article • Digestion, October 2020, Karger Publishers

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  39. Fusobacterium nucleatum is associated with worse prognosis in Lauren’s diffuse type gastric cancer patients

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  40. Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Algorithms (CEUS-LIRADS/ESCULAP) for the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma – A Prospective Multicenter DEGUM Study

    Article • Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, July 2020, Thieme Publishing Group

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  41. Genetic Variation in HSD17B13 Reduces the Risk of Developing Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Alcohol Misusers

    Article • Hepatology, May 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  42. First Case of Covid-19 in the United States

    Article • New England Journal of Medicine, May 2020, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  43. Altered Microbiota Diversity and Bile Acid Signaling in Cirrhotic and Noncirrhotic NASH-HCC

    Article • Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, March 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  44. How do international gastric cancer prevention guidelines influence clinical practice globally?

    Article • European Journal of Cancer Prevention, February 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  45. Donated stool for faecal microbiota transplantation is not a drug, but guidance and regulation are needed

    Article • United European Gastroenterology Journal, February 2020, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  46. miR-20b and miR-451a Are Involved in Gastric Carcinogenesis through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway: Data from Gastric Cancer Patients, Cell Lines and Ins-Gas Mouse Model

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  47. Prognostic value of serum microRNA-122 in hepatocellular carcinoma is dependent on coexisting clinical and laboratory factors

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2020, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  48. Stool for fecal microbiota transplantation should be classified as a transplant product and not as a drug

    Article • United European Gastroenterology Journal, November 2019, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  49. Induction of Secretagogue Independent Gastric Acid Secretion via a Novel Aspirin-Activated Pathway

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, October 2019, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  50. Review: Gastric cancer—Clinical aspects

    Article • Helicobacter, September 2019, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  51. Blue Light Imaging and Linked Color Imaging for the Characterization of Mucosal Changes in Chronic Gastritis: A Clinicians View and Brief Technical Report

    Article • Digestive Diseases, July 2019, Karger Publishers

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  52. Feasibility of combined screening for upper gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma risk by serology and Cytosponge testing: the SUGAR study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Pathology, June 2019, BMJ

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  53. Plasma Nogo-A and placental growth factor levels are associated with portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, June 2019, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  54. Metaproteomics of fecal samples of Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis

    Article • Journal of Proteomics, June 2019, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  55. The impact of technical and clinical factors on fecal microbiota transfer outcomes for the treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections in Germany

    Article • United European Gastroenterology Journal, March 2019, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  56. TLR1 and PRKAA1 Gene Polymorphisms in the Development of Atrophic Gastritis and Gastric Cancer

    Article • Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, December 2018, Romanian Society of Gastroenterology and Heptatology

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  57. Identification of long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) deregulated in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2018, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  58. Food‐Derived Xeno‐microRNAs: Influence of Diet and Detectability in Gastrointestinal Tract—Proof‐of‐Principle Study

    Article • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, November 2018, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  59. MicroRNAs as non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers for gastric cancer: Current insights and future perspectives

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, August 2018, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  60. Modulations in extracellular calcium lead to H+-ATPase-dependent acid secretion: a clarification of PPI failure

    Article • AJP Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, July 2018, American Physiological Society

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  61. Helicobacter Pylori Eradication Therapy is Not Associated with the Onset of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. A Case-Control Study

    Article • Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, June 2018, Romanian Society of Gastroenterology and Heptatology

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  62. Circulating and Fecal microRNAs as Biomarkers for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

    Article • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, April 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  63. Helicobacter Pylori Serology in Relation to Hepatitis C Virus Infection and IL28B Single Nucleotide Polymorphism

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, March 2018, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  64. Expression of microRNAs in the ascites of patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis and peritonitis

    Article • Cancer Cytopathology, January 2018, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  65. Influence of laboratory-related and endoscopy-related factors on the assessment of serum pepsinogens and gastrin-17

    Article • European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, December 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  66. LINE-1 hypomethylation is not a common event in preneoplastic stages of gastric carcinogenesis

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2017, Nature

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  67. Mo1200 Blue Light Imaging and Linked Color Imaging for Detection and Characterization of Chronic Gastritis

    Article • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, May 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  68. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among blood donors in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany – a region at intermediate risk for gastric cancer

    Article • Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, April 2017, Thieme Publishing Group

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  69. MiRNA profiling of gastrointestinal stromal tumors by next-generation sequencing

    Article • Oncotarget, March 2017, Impact Journals, LLC

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  70. European consensus conference on faecal microbiota transplantation in clinical practice

    Article • Gut, January 2017, BMJ

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  71. Activation of Secretagogue Independent Gastric Acid Secretion via Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Stimulation in Rats

    Article • Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, January 2017, Karger Publishers

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  72. Helicobacter pylori vacA genotype is a predominant determinant of immune response to Helicobacter pylori CagA

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2017, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  73. Perioperative Therapy of Oesophagogastric Adenocarcinoma: Mainstay and Future Directions

    Article • Gastroenterology Research and Practice, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  74. Polymorphisms of microRNA target genes IL12B, INSR, CCND1 and IL10 in gastric cancer

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2017, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  75. Endoscopic peroral jejunal fecal microbiota transplantation

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, November 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  76. Gastric cancer - clinical and epidemiological aspects

    Article • Helicobacter, August 2016, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  77. Helicobacter pyloriinfection is associated with a reduced risk of developing eosinophilic oesophagitis

    Article • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, February 2016, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  78. Expression of aurora kinase A correlates with the Wnt‐modulator RACGAP 1 in gastric cancer

    Article • Cancer Medicine, January 2016, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  79. Oxyntic gastric atrophy inHelicobacter pylorigastritis is distinct from autoimmune gastritis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Pathology, January 2016, BMJ

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  80. MMP2 and MMP7 at the invasive front of gastric cancer are not associated with mTOR expression

    Article • Diagnostic Pathology, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  81. Correction: Analysis of Deregulated microRNAs and Their Target Genes in Gastric Cancer

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2015, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  82. Analysis of Deregulated microRNAs and Their Target Genes in Gastric Cancer

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2015, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  83. Su1828 MiR-155 Expression in Helicobacter pylori Infection, Inflammatory and Precancerous Gastric Conditions

    Article • Gastroenterology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  84. Epigenetic silencing of miR-137 is a frequent event in gastric carcinogenesis

    Article • Molecular Carcinogenesis, February 2015, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  85. Differential expression of microRNAs in preneoplastic gastric mucosa

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  86. Helicobacter pylori: perspectives and time trends

    Article • Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  87. MicroRNA miR-J1-5p as a potential Biomarker for JC Virus Infection in the Gastrointestinal Tract

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2014, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  88. Sa1877 Methylation of miR-137 Is a Frequent and Early Event in Gastric Carcinogenesis

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  89. Mo1869 Inverse Correlation of H. pylori and Eosinophilic Esophagitis

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  90. Gene Polymorphisms of Micrornas in Helicobacter pylori-Induced High Risk Atrophic Gastritis and Gastric Cancer

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2014, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  91. Current biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma: Surveillance, diagnosis and prediction of prognosis

    Article • World Journal of Hepatology, January 2014, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  92. Molecular diagnostics in gastric cancer

    Article • Frontiers in Bioscience, January 2014, Frontiers in Bioscience

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  93. Gastric Epithelial Expression of IL-12 Cytokine Family in Helicobacter pylori Infection in Human: Is it Head or Tail of the Coin?

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2013, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  94. Systematische Charakterisierung von miR-21 Expression in Magenmukosa

    Article • Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, August 2013, Thieme Publishing Group

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  95. Curcumin Modulates DNA Methylation in Colorectal Cancer Cells

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2013, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  96. microRNA in Gastrointestinal Cancer

    Article • January 2013, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  97. Boswellic acid exerts antitumor effects in colorectal cancer cells by modulating expression of the let-7 and miR-200 microRNA family

    Article • Carcinogenesis, September 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  98. Feasibility of Fecal MicroRNAs as Novel Biomarkers for Pancreatic Cancer

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2012, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  99. Boswellic acid induces epigenetic alterations by modulating DNA methylation in colorectal cancer cells

    Article • Cancer Biology & Therapy, May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  100. Macro-Role of MicroRNA in Gastric Cancer

    Article • Digestive Diseases, January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  101. Colorectal Cancers with Microsatellite Instability Display Unique miRNA Profiles

    Article • Clinical Cancer Research, August 2011, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  102. MicroRNA in Stuhl – neuartige Biomarker für Pankreaskarzinomen

    Article • Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, August 2011, Thieme Publishing Group

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  103. Cancer chemoprevention by dietary polyphenols: Promising role for epigenetics

    Article • Biochemical Pharmacology, December 2010, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  104. Epigenetic Silencing of miR-137 Is an Early Event in Colorectal Carcinogenesis

    Article • Cancer Research, August 2010, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  105. Fecal MicroRNAs as Novel Biomarkers for Colon Cancer Screening

    Article • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, June 2010, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  106. 932 Fecal MicroRNAs: Novel Biomarkers for Colon Cancer Screening

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2010, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  107. 678 Methylation of miRNA-137 is a Frequent and Early Event in Colorectal Cancer (CRC)

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2010, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  108. M1182 Novel Evidence for Curcumin-Induced DNA Methylation Changes in Colon Cancer Cells

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2010, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  109. Impact of endoscopy-based research on quality of life in healthy volunteers

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2010, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  110. JC Virus Mediates Invasion and Migration in Colorectal Metastasis

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2009, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  111. Low-dose aspirin has no impact on systemic level of serine protease inhibitors in healthy volunteers

    Article • Translational Research, June 2009, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link

  112. The effect of single-dose naproxen on eicosanoid formation in human gastroduodenal mucosa

    Article • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, January 2006, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Alexander Link