Liver stem cells: A two compartment system

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 710-715

  Alison, Malcolm ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DIVISION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; GENE THERAPY; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PARENCHYMA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031773563     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(98)80111-7     Document Type: Article

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