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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 15, 2003; 9(12): 2751-2758
Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2751
Establishment and characterization of a rat pancreatic stellate cell line by spontaneous immortalization
Atsushi Masamune, Masahiro Satoh, Kazuhiro Kikuta, Noriaki Suzuki, Tooru Shimosegawa
Atsushi Masamune, Masahiro Satoh, Kazuhiro Kikuta, Noriaki Suzuki, Tooru Shimosegawa, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (to A.M.), and Pancreas Research Foundation of Japan (to A.M.)
Correspondence to: Dr. Atsushi Masamune, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574 Japan. amasamune@int3.med.tohoku.ac.jp
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Received: August 26, 2003
Revised: September 9, 2003
Accepted: September 15, 2003
Published online: December 15, 2003
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