Reversibly immortalized human hepatocytes: An eternal fountain of liver support?

Hepatology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 440-441

  Guha, Chandan ^a   Chowdhury, Namita Roy ^a   Chowdhury, Jayanta Roy ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIVER; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CRIGLER NAJJAR SYNDROME; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033866927     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510320240     Document Type: Note

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