title: RETRACTED: Human bone marrow, umbilical cord or liver mesenchymal stromal cells fail to improve liver function in a model of CCl4-induced liver damage in NOD/SCID/IL-2Rγ(null) mice.
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authors.affiliation: Giga-I³, Hematology Research Unit, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Briquet
authors.affiliation: Giga-I³, Hematology Research Unit, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grégoire
authors.affiliation: Giga-I³, Hematology Research Unit, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
authors.forename: Fanny
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Comblain
authors.affiliation: Giga-I³, Hematology Research Unit, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Servais
authors.affiliation: Giga-I³, Hematology Research Unit, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
authors.forename: Mustapha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeddou
authors.affiliation: Giga-I³, Hematology Research Unit, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lechanteur
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, CHU University Hospital of Liege, Liege, Belgium of Liege; Giga-I³, Hematology Research Unit, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium. Electronic address: yves.beguin@chu.ulg.ac.be.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Beguin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000293:injuries / Q000378:metabolism*; D008115:Liver Regeneration; D045164:Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000637:transplantation
chemical_list: D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride
keywords: biodistribution; bone marrow; liver; liver injury model; mesenchymal stromal cells; umbilical cord