Journal:
:iranian journal of medical sciences
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maryam borhani-haghighi laboratory for stem cell research, department of anatomy, school of medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
tahereh talaei-khozani laboratory for stem cell research, department of anatomy, school of medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
maryam ayatollahi transplantation research center, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
zahra vojdani laboratory for stem cell research, department of anatomy, school of medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran
background: wharton’s jelly is an unlimited source of stem cells that can be used in cell therapy and tissue engineering without any ethical concern. it has been revealed the cell-free extract could be effective to induce cell differentiation. the objective of this study was to induce wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells (mscs) into hepatocyte-like cells by premeabilization of the cel...