Use of proliferating cell nuclear antigen as a marker of liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy in rats

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 251-256

  Assy, N ^a,b   Gong, Y ^a,b   Zhang, M ^a,b   Pettigrew, N M ^a,b   Pashniak, D ^a,b   Minuk, G Y ^a,b,c  

^a University of Manitoba ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 0032033361     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2143(98)90097-X     Document Type: Article

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