Liver stem cells and prospects for liver reconstitution by transplanted cells

Hepatology

Volumn 43, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Shafritz, David A ^a   Oertel, Michael ^a   Menthena, Anuradha ^a   Nierhoff, Dirk ^a   Dabeva, Mariana D ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ACTIVATION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; LIVER CELL; LIVER DEVELOPMENT; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 33644523433     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.21047     Document Type: Review

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