Stem cell and hepatocyte proliferation in hepatitis C cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma: transplant implications
Background. The liver possesses two distinct mechanisms for healing. Wound healing via hepatic stem cells recapitulates early development (hepatoblast proliferation), while liver regeneration resembles late embryonic growth (hepatocyte proliferation). Loss of control over both of these processes hav...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119309032 |