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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2012; 18(47): 6926-6934
Published online Dec 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i47.6926
Published online Dec 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i47.6926
Liver bioengineering: Current status and future perspectives
Christopher Booth, Tom Soker, Pedro Baptista, Christina L Ross, Shay Soker, Giuseppe Orlando, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, United States
Umar Farooq, Robert J Stratta, Giuseppe Orlando, Department of General Surgery, Section of Transplantation, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, United States
Author contributions: Booth C designed and wrote the manuscript, revised it and approved final draft; Soker T wrote part of manuscript, revised it and approved final draft; Baptista P conducted all experiments on liver bioengineering and regeneration, provided data, wrote part of the manuscript, revised it and approved final draft; Ross CL performed surgery experiments, revised the manuscript and approved final draft; Soker S collected all of pertinent studies, codesigned the manuscript, revised it and approved final draft, provided input on regenerative medicine technology; Orlando G conceived, designed and wrote the manuscript, revised it and approved final draft; Farooq U collected and analyzed data, revised the manuscript and approved final draft; Stratta RJ designed and wrote the manuscript, revised it and approved final draft, provided input on transplant aspects.
Correspondence to: Giuseppe Orlando, MD, PhD, MCF, Department of General Surgery, Section of Transplantation, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, United States. gorlando@wakehealth.edu
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Received: May 3, 2012
Revised: November 16, 2012
Accepted: November 24, 2012
Published online: December 21, 2012
Revised: November 16, 2012
Accepted: November 24, 2012
Published online: December 21, 2012
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