Neoductular progenitor cells regenerate hepatocytes in severely damaged liver: A comparative ultrastructural study

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-73

  Mandache, Eugen ^a   Vidulescu, Cristina ^a,b   Gherghiceanu, Mihaela ^a   Dragomir, P ^a   Popescu, L M ^a,b  

^a VICTOR BABES NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Romania)

^b CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Basement membrane; Chronic active hepatitis; Hepatocyte polarity; Intermediate progenitor stages; Liver regeneration; Neoductular cells; Periportal necrosis

Indexed keywords

ALLYL ALCOHOL; PROPANOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER CELL; LIVER REGENERATION; METABOLISM; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; STEM CELL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NECROSIS; PROPANOLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEM CELLS;

EID: 0036367318     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2002.tb00311.x     Document Type: Article

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