Growth potential and differentiation capacity of adult rat hepatocytes in vitro

Wound Repair and Regeneration

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 36-44

  Tateno, C ^a   Yoshizato, K ^a  

^a Hiroshima Prefectural Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CLONOGENESIS; GROWTH REGULATION; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW;

EID: 0032922725     PISSN: 10671927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-475X.1999.00036.x     Document Type: Review

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