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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2006; 12(12): 1881-1888
Published online Mar 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i12.1881
Reconstruction of liver organoid using a bioreactor
Masaya Saito, Tomokazu Matsuura, Takahiro Masaki, Haruka Maehashi, Keiko Shimizu, Yoshiaki Hataba, Tohru Iwahori, Tetsuro Suzuki, Filip Braet
Masaya Saito, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Tomokazu Matsuura, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Takahiro Masaki, Tetsuro Suzuki, Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Disease, Tokyo, Japan
Haruka Maehashi, Keiko Shimizu, First Department of Biochemistry, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Yoshiaki Hataba, DNA Medical Institute, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Tohru Iwahori, Fifth Division of Blood Purification, Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Filip Braet, Australian Key Center for Microscopy & Microanalysis, Electron Microscope Unit, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Supported by grants-in-aid from the University Start-Up Creation Support System, the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, and The Japan Health Sciences Foundation (Research on Health Sciences on Drug Innovation, KH71068)
Correspondence to: Tomokazu Matsuura, MD, PhD, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan. matsuurat@jikei.ac.jp
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Received: September 12, 2005
Revised: October 2, 2005
Accepted: October 26, 2005
Published online: March 28, 2006
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