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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2012; 18(37): 5145-5150
Published online Oct 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i37.5145
Published online Oct 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i37.5145
Cell sheet technology for regeneration of esophageal mucosa
Ryo Takagi, Masayuki Yamato, Nobuo Kanai, Daisuke Murakami, Makoto Kondo, Takaaki Ishii, Takeshi Ohki, Teruo Okano, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
Nobuo Kanai, Takeshi Ohki, Masakazu Yamamoto, Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
Daisuke Murakami, Makoto Kondo, Takaaki Ishii, Hideo Namiki, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan
Author contributions: Yamato M, Ohki T, Namiki H, Yamamoto M and Okano T designed this research; Takagi R, Kanai N, Murakami D, Kondo M and Ishii T fabricated cell sheets; Kanai N and Ohki T performed endoscopic surgery; and Takagi R and Yamato M wrote this manuscript.
Supported by The Formation of Innovation Center for Fusion of Advanced Technologies in the Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan
Correspondence to: Teruo Okano, PhD, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, TWIns, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan. tokano@abmes.twmu.ac.jp
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Received: December 24, 2011
Revised: April 18, 2012
Accepted: April 27, 2012
Published online: October 7, 2012
Revised: April 18, 2012
Accepted: April 27, 2012
Published online: October 7, 2012
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