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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2012; 18(33): 4610-4617
Published online Sep 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i33.4610
Side population cells isolated from KATO III human gastric cancer cell line have cancer stem cell-like characteristics
Jun-Jun She, Peng-Ge Zhang, Xuan Wang, Xiang-Ming Che, Zi-Ming Wang
Jun-Jun She, Xiang-Ming Che, Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Peng-Ge Zhang, Department of Mathematics, Xidian University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Xuan Wang, Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Zi-Ming Wang, Department of Urology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi Province, China
Author contributions: She JJ, Che XM, Wang ZM made substantial contributions to conception and design; She JJ performed the majority experiment and drafted the article, revised it critically for important intellectual content; Wang X performed partial experiments and revised the manuscript; Zhang PG did the data analysis; all authors approved the version to be published.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81072108 and No. 30600615; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation and No. 20090450167 and No. 201003676; PhD Programs Fund of the Chinese Ministry of Education, No. 20090201120068; International Cooperation Program of Shaanxi Province, No. 2012KW-38; Science and Technology Program of Shaanxi Province, No. 2010K14-02; and Basic Research Funds for the Central Universities
Correspondence to: Jun-Jun She, PhD, Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China. sjuns@sina.com
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Received: August 8, 2011
Revised: February 29, 2012
Accepted: June 8, 2012
Published online: September 7, 2012
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