Hepatic progenitor cell activation in liver repair
The liver possesses an extraordinary ability to regenerate after injury. Hepatocyte-driven liver regeneration is the default pathway in response to mild-to-moderate acute liver damage. When replication of mature hepatocytes is blocked, facultative hepatic progenitor cells (HPCs), also referred to as...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2017-09-01
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Series: | Liver Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542568417000289 |