Experimental Hematology
Volume 36, Issue 11 , Pages 1507-1513 , November 2008

Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation restores liver function in Fah-knockout mice

  • Elke Eggenhofer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
    • Drs. Eggenhofer and Popp contributed equally to the study.
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  • Felix C. Popp

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
    • Drs. Eggenhofer and Popp contributed equally to the study.
    • ,
  • Philipp Renner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Pczemyslaw Slowik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Annette Neuwinger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Pompiliu Piso

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Edward K. Geissler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Hans J. Schlitt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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  • Marc H. Dahlke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
    • Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Marc H. Dahlke, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Surgery, University of Regensburg, Franz Josef Strauss Allee 12, 93042 Regensburg, Germany

Received 4 April 2008 ,Revised 27 May 2008 ,Accepted 28 May 2008.

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PII: S0301-472X(08)00232-4

doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2008.05.010

Experimental Hematology
Volume 36, Issue 11 , Pages 1507-1513 , November 2008

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