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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2009; 15(39): 4896-4906
Published online Oct 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4896
Published online Oct 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4896
Characterization of CD133+ parenchymal cells in the liver: Histology and culture
Seiichi Yoshikawa, Takahiko Fujii, Yasunori Sato, Yasuni Nakanuma, Department of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
Seiichi Yoshikawa, Yutaka Aoyagi, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
Yoh Zen, Division of Pathology, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan
Tetsuo Ohta, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
Author contributions: Yoshikawa S performed the majority of experiments and wrote the manuscript; Zen Y, Fujii T and Sato Y performed the technical aspects of the experiments; Ohta T collected the human materials; Aoyagi Y and Nakanuma Y provided financial support for this work and designed the study.
Correspondence to: Dr. Yasuni Nakanuma, MD, Department of Human Pathology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan. pbcpsc@kenroku.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
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Received: June 11, 2009
Revised: August 4, 2009
Accepted: August 11, 2009
Published online: October 21, 2009
Revised: August 4, 2009
Accepted: August 11, 2009
Published online: October 21, 2009
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