Differentiation and migration of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells transplanted through the spleen in rats with portal hypertension.

AIMS: The goals of this paper were to evaluate the differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) into hepatocyte-like cells in vitro, and to determine whether stem cells can migrate and plant into the liver with portal hypertension accompanied by the end-stage of liver disease. METHO...

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Main Authors: Song Sun, Gong Chen, Menghua Xu, Yingli Qiao, Shan Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3858351?pdf=render