Basic Research
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2006; 12(25): 4014-4019
Published online Jul 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i25.4014
Differentiation of human umbilical cord blood stem cells into hepatocytes in vivo and in vitro
Xiao-Peng Tang, Min Zhang, Xu Yang, Li-Min Chen, Yang Zeng
Xiao-Peng Tang, Min Zhang, Xu Yang, Li-Min Chen, Yang Zeng, Research Center of Liver Diseases, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 39870651 and Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, No. 04JJ6048
Correspondence to: Professor Xiao-Peng Tang, Research Center of Liver Diseases, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China. xiaopeng1959@163.com
Telephone: +86-731-4360602
Received: December 22, 2005
Revised: January 7, 2006
Accepted: January 14, 2006
Published online: July 7, 2006
Core Tip