Basic Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 15, 2004; 10(20): 3016-3020
Published online Oct 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i20.3016
Differentiation of rat marrow mesenchymal stem cells into pancreatic islet beta-cells
Li-Bo Chen, Xiao-Bing Jiang, Lian Yang
Li-Bo Chen, Xiao-Bing Jiang, Lian Yang, Department of Surgery, Union Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30170911
Correspondence to: Dr. Li-Bo Chen, Department of Surgery, Union Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei Province, China. libo_chen@hotmail.com
Telephone: +86-27-85726301 Fax: +86-27-85776343
Received: December 10, 2003
Revised: January 23, 2004
Accepted: February 1, 2004
Published online: October 15, 2004
Core Tip