Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2012; 18(10): 1048-1058
Published online Mar 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i10.1048
Intravenous injection of mesenchymal stem cells is effective in treating liver fibrosis
Wei Zhao, Jun-Jie Li, Da-Yong Cao, Xiao Li, Lin-Ying Zhang, Yong He, Shu-Qiang Yue, De-Sheng Wang, Ke-Feng Dou
Wei Zhao, Jun-Jie Li, Da-Yong Cao, Xiao Li, Lin-Ying Zhang, Yong He, Shu-Qiang Yue, De-Sheng Wang, Ke-Feng Dou, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
Author contributions: Zhao W and Li JJ contributed equally to this work; Zhao W, Li JJ, Cao DY, Yue SQ and Dou KF designed the research; Zhao W, Li JJ, Li X, Zhang LY and He Y performed the research; Zhao W, Li JJ, Wang DS and Dou KF analyzed the data; Zhao W, Li JJ and Dou KF wrote the paper.
Supported by Millitary Medicine and Health Foundation of China, No. 08Z030
Correspondence to: Ke-Feng Dou, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, 15 Changlexi Road, Xi’an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. zhaowei0624@fmmu.edu.cn
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Received: March 19, 2011
Revised: June 20, 2011
Accepted: June 27, 2011
Published online: March 14, 2012
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