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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2011; 17(47): 5150-5155
Published online Dec 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i47.5150
Published online Dec 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i47.5150
Utility of co-transplanting mesenchymal stem cells in islet transplantation
Naoaki Sakata, Gumpei Yoshimatsu, Shinichi Egawa, Michiaki Unno, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan
Masafumi Goto, Division of Advanced Surgical Science and Technology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan
Masafumi Goto, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan
Author contributions: Sakata N designed this review and wrote the first draft; Egawa S, Goto M and Yoshimatsu G revised the draft; and Unno M approved the final version to be published.
Supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, C: 22591513; the Uehara Memorial Foundation, NS; and Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, B: 22390253, SE
Correspondence to: Naoaki Sakata, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Division of Hepato-Biliary Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan. n-sakata@surg1.med.tohoku.ac.jp
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Received: March 24, 2011
Revised: June 20, 2011
Accepted: June 27, 2011
Published online: December 21, 2011
Revised: June 20, 2011
Accepted: June 27, 2011
Published online: December 21, 2011
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