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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2012; 18(28): 3752-3760
Published online Jul 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i28.3752
Published online Jul 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i28.3752
Evaluation of a novel hybrid bioartificial liver based on a multi-layer flat-plate bioreactor
Xiao-Lei Shi, Yue Zhang, Xue-Hui Chu, Bing Han, Jin-Yang Gu, Jiang-Qiang Xiao, Jia-Jun Tan, Hao-Zhen Ren, Xian-Wen Yuan, Yi-Tao Ding, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Jiangsu Province’s Key Medical Center for Hepatobiliary Disease, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
Zhong-Ze Gu, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Shi XL, Ding YT designed the research; Zhang Y, Chu XH, Han B, and Gu JY analyzed the data; Xiao JQ, Tan JJ, Gu ZZ, Ren HZ, and Yuan XW contributed analytic tools; Shi XL and Ding YT wrote the paper.
Supported by A grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30772129
Correspondence to: Dr. Yi-Tao Ding, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Jiangsu Province’s Key Medical Center for Hepatobiliary Disease, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China. yitaoding@hotmail.com
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Received: December 21, 2011
Revised: April 26, 2012
Accepted: May 12, 2012
Published online: July 28, 2012
Revised: April 26, 2012
Accepted: May 12, 2012
Published online: July 28, 2012
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