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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2005; 11(47): 7461-7465
Published online Dec 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i47.7461
Published online Dec 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i47.7461
Fibroblast growth factor-4 and hepatocyte growth factor induce differentiation of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells into hepatocytes
Xin-Qin Kang, Tu-Sheng Song, Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medical School of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Wei-Jin Zang, Xiao-Li Xu, Xiao-Jiang Yu, Dong-Ling Li, Department of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Li-Jun Bao, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30470633 and Doctoral Foundation of Xi’an Jiaotong University, No.DFXJTU2002-16
Correspondence to: Wei-Jin Zang, Box 77, Department of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China. zwj@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Telephone: +86-29-82655003 Fax: +86-29-82655003
Received: June 13, 2005
Revised: July 1, 2005
Accepted: July 4, 2005
Published online: December 21, 2005
Revised: July 1, 2005
Accepted: July 4, 2005
Published online: December 21, 2005
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