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10. 謝辞
本研究を遂行する機会を与えて下さり、御指導・御鞭撻を賜りました、東京大
学大学院医学系研究科 生殖・発達・加齢医学専攻 小児医学講座 小児外科学分
野 藤代 準 教授に厚く御礼申し上げます。同じく、本研究を遂行するにあたり、
御指導・御鞭撻を賜りました、久留米大学医学部小児科 水落 建輝 先生、木村
昭彦 先生、順伸クリニック胆汁酸研究所 入戸野 博 先生、武井 一 先生に深謝
致します。また、本研究に御協力下さいました、久留米大学医学部小児科 安田
亮輔 先生、坂口 廣高 先生、石原 潤 先生、高木 祐吾 先生、木下 正啓 先生、
山下 裕史朗 先生、久留米大学医学部外科学講座小児外科部門 橋詰 直樹 先生、
深堀 優 先生、順天堂大学医学部附属順天堂医院小児科・思春期科 東海林 宏道
先生、順天堂大学医学部附属順天堂医院小児外科・小児泌尿生殖器外科 宮野 剛
先生、九州大学大学院医学研究院小児外科学分野 吉丸 耕一朗 先生、松浦 俊治
先生、自治医科大学消化器一般移植外科 眞田 幸弘 先生、名古屋大学大学院医
学系研究科小児外科 田井中 貴久 先生、内田 広夫 先生、北海道医療大学大学
院薬学研究科生命物理科学講座薬品分析化学 村井 毅 先生、東北大学病院小児
外科 久保 有美子 先生、田中 拡 先生、佐々木 英之 先生、仁尾 正記 先生に
深謝致します。
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