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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2008; 14(29): 4616-4626
Published online Aug 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4616
Inflammatory bowel disease: Moving toward a stem cell-based therapy
Giacomo Lanzoni, Giulia Roda, Andrea Belluzzi, Enrico Roda, Gian Paolo Bagnara
Giacomo Lanzoni, Gian Paolo Bagnara, Department of Histology, Embryology and Applied Biology, University of Bologna, Bologna 40126, Italy
Giulia Roda, Andrea Belluzzi, Enrico Roda, Gastroenterology Unit, University of Bologna, S.Orsola Hospital, Bologna 40126, Italy
Gian Paolo Bagnara, “Giorgio Prodi” Interdepartmental Research Centre for Cancer Research, University of Bologna, Bologna 40138, Italy
Author contributions: Lanzoni G and Roda G contributed equally to this work. Lanzoni G, Roda G and Bagnara GP designed the study and wrote the paper. Belluzzi A and Roda E contributed to paper writing.
Correspondence to: Bagnara Gian Paolo, MD, Professor of Histology and Embryology, Department of Histology, Embryology and Applied Biology, University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro, 8, Bologna 40126, Italy. bagnara@alma.unibo.it
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Received: February 4, 2008
Revised: July 9, 2008
Accepted: July 16, 2008
Published online: August 7, 2008
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