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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2005; 11(29): 4497-4504
Published online Aug 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i29.4497
Liver-specific gene expression in mesenchymal stem cells is induced by liver cells
Claudia Lange, Philipp Bassler, Michael V. Lioznov, Helge Bruns, Dietrich Kluth, Axel R. Zander, Henning C. Fiegel
Claudia Lange, Philipp Bassler, Michael V. Lioznov, Axel R. Zander, Center of Bone Marrow Transplantation, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany
Helge Bruns, Dietrich Kluth, Henning C. Fiegel, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the “Rudolf Bartling Foundation” and “Foerderge-meinschaft Kinder-Krebs-Zentrum Hamburg e.V.”
Correspondence to: Dr. Claudia Lange, Center of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Universit鋞sklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany. cllange@uke.uni-hamburg.de
Telephone: +49-40-42803-5917 Fax: +49-40-42803-3795
Received: November 23, 2004
Revised: December 15, 2004
Accepted: December 20, 2004
Published online: August 7, 2005
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