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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2006; 12(47): 7621-7625
Published online Dec 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i47.7621
Published online Dec 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i47.7621
Bone morphogenetic protein-2 is a negative regulator of hepatocyte proliferation downregulated in the regenerating liver
Cui-Ping Xu, Wen-Min Ji, Department of Digestive Diseases, First Clinical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China
Gijs R van den Brink, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Maikel P Peppelenbosch, Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by a grant from the Research Funds for Returned Overseas Scholars of Shanxi Province, China, No. 200568
Correspondence to: Dr. Cui-Ping Xu, Department of Digestive Diseases, First Clinical College, Shanxi Medical University, 85 Jiefang Nanlu, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China. cuipingxu@hotmail.com
Telephone: +86-351-4639511
Received: September 14, 2006
Revised: November 5, 2006
Accepted: November 13, 2006
Published online: December 21, 2006
Revised: November 5, 2006
Accepted: November 13, 2006
Published online: December 21, 2006
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