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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2012; 18(6): 507-516
Published online Feb 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i6.507
Published online Feb 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i6.507
Dynamic tracking of stem cells in an acute liver failure model
Tarek Ezzat, Dipok Kumar Dhar, Massimo Malago, Steven WM Olde Damink, HPB and Liver Transplantation Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom
Tarek Ezzat, Department of Surgery, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, PO Box 21131, Egypt
Steven WM Olde Damink, Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, and Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, PO Box 5800, The Netherlands
Author contributions: Ezzat T participated in the study design, performed the majority of the experiment, analyzed and interpreted the data, and wrote the first draft of the article; Dhar DK participated in the study design, analyzed and interpreted the data, performed the experiment, and revised the draft; Malago M edited the manuscript and provided financial support; Olde Damink SWM participated in the study design, interpreted the data, edited the manuscript, and provided financial support.
Supported by Citadel Capital Scholarship Foundation, Egypt; and Dr. Leslie Borthwick/Ms. Anita Holme, Charitable Research Fund East and North Herts NHS TrustHertfordshire, United Kingdom
Correspondence to: Dipok Kumar Dhar, Senior Research Fellow, HPB and Liver transplantation surgery, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, 9th floor, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom. d.dhar@ucl.ac.uk
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Received: June 1, 2011
Revised: September 2, 2011
Accepted: October 28, 2011
Published online: February 14, 2012
Revised: September 2, 2011
Accepted: October 28, 2011
Published online: February 14, 2012
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