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World J Stem Cells. Oct 26, 2012; 4(10): 101-109
Published online Oct 26, 2012. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v4.i10.101
Published online Oct 26, 2012. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v4.i10.101
Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells as treatment of adjuvant rheumatoid arthritis in a rat model
Sahar Greish, Noha Abogresha, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 4111 Ismailia, Egypt
Zeinab Abdel-Hady, Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 4111 Ismailia, Egypt
Eman Zakaria, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 4111 Ismailia, Egypt
Mona Ghaly, Mohamed Hefny, Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 4111 Ismailia, Egypt
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this work; Hefny M, Ghaly M and Greish S designed the research; Greish S and Abogresha N prepared the stem cells; Abdel-Hady Z performed the histopathology; Zakaria E induced arthritis in rats and injected treatment; Hefny M and Ghaly M analyzed the data and wrote the paper; all authors revised the final version of the paper.
Correspondence to: Mona Ghaly, Lecturer, Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 4111 Ismailia, Egypt. xmghaly@gmail.com
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Received: July 27, 2012
Revised: August 23, 2012
Accepted: September 18, 2012
Published online: October 26, 2012
Revised: August 23, 2012
Accepted: September 18, 2012
Published online: October 26, 2012
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