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World J Stem Cells. Apr 26, 2011; 3(4): 34-42
Published online Apr 26, 2011. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v3.i4.34
Non-random tissue distribution of human naïve umbilical cord matrix stem cells
Dharmendra Kumar Maurya, Chiyo Doi, Marla Pyle, Raja Shekar Rachakatla, Duane Davis, Masaaki Tamura, Deryl Troyer
Dharmendra Kumar Maurya, Chiyo Doi, Marla Pyle, Raja Shekar Rachakatla, Masaaki Tamura, Deryl Troyer, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States
Duane Davis, Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States
Author contributions: Maurya DK, Doi C, Rachakatla RS and Tamura M were responsible for the study design, experimental work, data evaluation and analysis, and drafting the manuscript; Pyle M, Davis D and Troyer D were consulted extensively in the experimental design and interpretation of results, as well as in the preparation of the manuscript; Tamura M was the research supervisor and participated in the study design, assessment of the results and drafting the manuscript.
Supported by (in part) the Kansas State University (KSU) Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research, the KSU College of Veterinary Medicine Dean’s Fund, KSU Targeted Excellence, Kansas State Legislative Appropriation and NIH1R21CA135599
Correspondence to: Masaaki Tamura, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States. mtamura@vet.ksu.edu
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Received: September 13, 2010
Revised: January 10, 2011
Accepted: January 17, 2011
Published online: April 26, 2011
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