Leukemia Research
Volume 24, Issue 12 , Pages 1041-1048 , December 2000

Human cord blood conditioned medium enhances leukemia colony formation in vitro

  • Li-en Shao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, NX 3, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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  • Deno P Dialynas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, NX 3, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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  • Alice L Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA 92103, USA
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  • Ellen Mackintosh

      Affiliations

    • San Diego Blood Bank, San Diego, CA 92103, USA
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  • John Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, NX 3, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-858-784-7924

Received 29 December 1999 ,Accepted 12 March 2000.

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Leukemia Research
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