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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2005; 11(44): 6968-6974
Published online Nov 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i44.6968
Induction of pancreatic duct cells of neonatal rats into insulin-producing cells with fetal bovine serum: A natural protocol and its use for patch clamp experiments
San-Hua Leng, Fu-Er Lu
San-Hua Leng, Fu-Er Lu, Institute of Integrative Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30472254
Correspondence to: Professor Fu-Er Lu, Institute of Integrative Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China. felu@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn
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Received: December 28, 2004
Revised: March 23, 2005
Accepted: March 24, 2005
Published online: November 28, 2005
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