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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2005; 11(22): 3431-3440
Published online Jun 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i22.3431
Published online Jun 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i22.3431
Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells protect against experimental liver fibrosis in rats
Dong-Chang Zhao, Rui Chen, Wei-Hua Yu, Xiu-Ming Zhang, Shu-Nong Li, Peng Xiang, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, 74# Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
Dong-Chang Zhao, Jun-Xia Lei, Wei-Hua Yu, Xiu-Ming Zhang, Shu-Nong Li, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School of Sun Yat-Sen University, 74# Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
Dong-Chang Zhao, Department of Pediatrics, Guangdong Province Maternal and Children’s Hospital, 13# Guangyuan Xilu, Guangzhou 510010, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program), No. 2001CB509904, the Key Scientific and Technological Projects of Guangdong Province, No. 2003A3020103, the Key Scientific and Technological Projects of Guangzhou City, No. 2002U13E0011, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30100188
Correspondence to: Dr. Peng Xiang, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, 74# Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China. pxiang@gzsums.edu.cn
Telephone: +86-20-87335822 Fax: +86-20-87335858
Received: December 20, 2004
Revised: December 21, 2004
Accepted: January 5, 2005
Published online: June 14, 2005
Revised: December 21, 2004
Accepted: January 5, 2005
Published online: June 14, 2005
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