Human augmenter of liver regeneration; molecular cloning, biological activity and roles in liver regeneration

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 642-647

  Yang, Xiaoming ^a   Xie, Ling ^a   Qiu, Zhaohua ^a   Wu, Zuze ^a   He, Fuchu ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF RADIATION MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Growth substance; Hepatitis; Liver regeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542472588     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02882695     Document Type: Article

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