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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2012; 18(29): 3875-3882
Published online Aug 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i29.3875
A novel animal model for in vivo study of liver cancer metastasis
Shinsuke Fujiwara, Hikaru Fujioka, Chise Tateno, Ken Taniguchi, Masahiro Ito, Hiroshi Ohishi, Rie Utoh, Hiromi Ishibashi, Takashi Kanematsu, Katsutoshi Yoshizato
Shinsuke Fujiwara, Hikaru Fujioka, Ken Taniguchi, Masahiro Ito, Hiromi Ishibashi, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center and Division of Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki 856-8652, Japan
Chise Tateno, Hiroshi Ohishi, Katsutoshi Yoshizato, Liver Research Laboratory, PhoenixBio Co., Ltd, Hiroshima 739-8511, Japan
Chise Tateno, Rie Utoh, Katsutoshi Yoshizato, Yoshizato Project, CLUSTER, Hiroshima Prefectural Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Hiroshima 739-8511, Japan
Takashi Kanematsu, Division of Surgery II, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki 856-8652, Japan
Katsutoshi Yoshizato, Liver Research Center, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 532-0025, Japan
Author contributions: Fujiwara S, Fujioka H and Taniguchi K designed research; Tateno C, Ohishi H, and Utoh R contributed new agents/analytic tools; Fujiwara S, Fujioka H, Ito M, Ishibashi H and Kanematsu T analyzed data; and Fujiwara S, Fujioka H and Yoshizato K wrote the paper.
Supported by CLUSTER-Yoshizato Project and the National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center
Correspondence to: Shinsuke Fujiwara, MD, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center and Division of Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura, Nagasaki 856-8652, Japan. gearorange@nmc-research.jp
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Received: November 25, 2011
Revised: January 25, 2012
Accepted: April 21, 2012
Published online: August 7, 2012
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