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World J Gastroenterol. May 15, 2004; 10(10): 1452-1456
Published online May 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i10.1452
In vitro cultivation of human fetal pancreatic ductal stem cells and their differentiation into insulin-producing cells
Zhong-Xiang Yao, Mao-Lin Qin, Jian-Jun Liu, Xing-Shu Chen, De-Shan Zhou
Zhong-Xiang Yao, Mao-Lin Qin, Jian-Jun Liu, Xing-Shu Chen, De-Shan Zhou, Department of Histology and Embryology, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30370164 and Tenth-five-year Foundation of PLA, No.01J013
Correspondence to: Dr. De-Shan Zhou and Dr. Zhong-Xiang Yao, Department of Histology and Embryology, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China. yaozhx@mail.tmmu.com.cn
Telephone: +86-23-68752231
Received: December 23, 2003
Revised: January 1, 2004
Accepted: January 8, 2004
Published online: May 15, 2004
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