Stem Cell-Based Therapies for Liver Diseases: State of the Art and New Perspectives
Millions of patients worldwide suffer from end-stage liver pathologies, whose only curative therapy is liver transplantation (OLT). Given the donor organ shortage, alternatives to OLT have been evaluated, including cell therapies. Hepatocyte transplantation has been attempted to cure metabolic live...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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Series: | Stem Cells International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/259461 |