Acknowledgments
We express our gratitude to Mrs. Niloufar Shayan (Royan Institute for
Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran) for their help in
collecting samples. We also thank Mr. Alireza Khosravani (Royan
Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran) for
his kindly help. This study was funded by a grant from Iran University
of Medical Sciences, Iran, Grant Number
18248, Royan
Institute, Iran, Grant Number
99000158, and a
grant from lotus Investment Bank, Iran