Reviewer's report
Title:Fatty acid composition of subcutaneous adipose tissue and gastric
mucosa: is there a relation with gastric ulceration?
Version: 2Date:15 September 2008
Reviewer: Caroline M Pond
Reviewer's report:
Major Compulsory Revisions
The paper is much improved. However, the text including the abstract and
conclusions is turgidly written and in places repetitive. It would be greatly
improved for abbreviation. The two figures are not necessary as they add nothing
to the description in the text. Much of the material at the beginning of the
Discussion should be greatly abbreviated and moved to the Introduction. The
Discussion should concentrate on the interpretation of the data being presented
and should not duplicate serial in the introduction.
There are still a number of editorial and typographical errors including:
H. Pylori the species name should not have a capital letter. Trans and cis should
be in italics. 10 ml, 0.5 ml, 30 mg, 80 oC, 0.2 µl, vacutainer tube. There are still
several inappropriate use of ‘will’.
The references are excessively numerous and not up-to-date. Of the 66
references, only 4 are 2004 or later. Many of the older ones could be deleted or
replaced by citing reviews.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare I have no competing interest
Reviewer's report
Title:Fatty acid composition of subcutaneous adipose tissue and gastric
mucosa: is there a relation with gastric ulceration?
Version: 2Date:15 September 2008
Reviewer: Caroline M Pond
Reviewer's report:
Major Compulsory Revisions
The paper is much improved. However, the text including the abstract and
conclusions is turgidly written and in places repetitive. It would be greatly
improved for abbreviation. The two figures are not necessary as they add nothing
to the description in the text. Much of the material at the beginning of the
Discussion should be greatly abbreviated and moved to the Introduction. The
Discussion should concentrate on the interpretation of the data being presented
and should not duplicate serial in the introduction.
There are still a number of editorial and typographical errors including:
H. Pylori the species name should not have a capital letter. Trans and cis should
be in italics. 10 ml, 0.5 ml, 30 mg, 80 oC, 0.2 µl, vacutainer tube. There are still
several inappropriate use of ‘will’.
The references are excessively numerous and not up-to-date. Of the 66
references, only 4 are 2004 or later. Many of the older ones could be deleted or
replaced by citing reviews.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare I have no competing interest
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Fatty acid composition of subcutaneous adipose tissue and gastric
mucosa: is there a relation with gastric ulceration?
Version: 2Date:15 September 2008
Reviewer: Caroline M Pond
Reviewer's report:
Major Compulsory Revisions
The paper is much improved. However, the text including the abstract and
conclusions is turgidly written and in places repetitive. It would be greatly
improved for abbreviation. The two figures are not necessary as they add nothing
to the description in the text. Much of the material at the beginning of the
Discussion should be greatly abbreviated and moved to the Introduction. The
Discussion should concentrate on the interpretation of the data being presented
and should not duplicate serial in the introduction.
There are still a number of editorial and typographical errors including:
H. Pylori the species name should not have a capital letter. Trans and cis should
be in italics. 10 ml, 0.5 ml, 30 mg, 80 oC, 0.2 µl, vacutainer tube. There are still
several inappropriate use of ‘will’.
The references are excessively numerous and not up-to-date. Of the 66
references, only 4 are 2004 or later. Many of the older ones could be deleted or
replaced by citing reviews.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare I have no competing interest
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