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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2012; 18(47): 6894-6899
Published online Dec 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i47.6894
Published online Dec 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i47.6894
Esophagus and regenerative medicine
Ricardo Londono, Stephen F Badylak, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, United States
Ricardo Londono, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States
Blair A Jobe, Toshitaka Hoppo, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, United States
Stephen F Badylak, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
Stephen F Badylak, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, United States
Author contributions: Londono R and Badylak SF wrote the manuscript with assistance and editing by Jobe BA and Hoppo T; all authors have conducted some of the studies described in the manuscript.
Supported by Award Number T32EBO01026-08, from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, in part
Correspondence to: Stephen F Badylak, DVM, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, 450 Technology Drive, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States. badylaks@upmc.edu
Telephone: +1-412-6245253 Fax: +1-412-6245256
Received: April 19, 2012
Revised: June 13, 2012
Accepted: June 28, 2012
Published online: December 21, 2012
Revised: June 13, 2012
Accepted: June 28, 2012
Published online: December 21, 2012
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