Fibroblast growth factor-4 and hepatocyte growth factor induce differentiation of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells into hepatocytes | Zendy

Xinqin Kang | Zendy; WeiJin Zang | Zendy; Lijun Bao | Zendy; Dongling Li | Zendy; Tusheng Song | Zendy; Xiaoli Xu | Zendy; XiaoJiang Yu | Zendy

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Fibroblast growth factor-4 and hepatocyte growth factor induce differentiation of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells into hepatocytes

Author(s) -

Xinqin Kang,

WeiJin Zang,

Lijun Bao,

Dongling Li,

Tusheng Song,

Xiaoli Xu,

XiaoJiang Yu

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

world journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427

H-Index - 155

eISSN - 2219-2840

pISSN - 1007-9327

DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i47.7461

Subject(s) - hepatocyte growth factor , mesenchymal stem cell , umbilical cord , andrology , basic fibroblast growth factor , biology , fibroblast growth factor , microbiology and biotechnology , cord blood , growth factor , endocrinology , medicine , immunology , biochemistry , receptor

To investigate the differentiation of human umbilical cord blood (HUCB)-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into hepatocytes by induction of fibroblast growth factor-4 (FGF-4) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), and to find a new source of cell types for therapies of hepatic diseases.

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