Stem/progenitor cells in liver injury repair and regeneration

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 557-571

  Zhao, Qinjun ^a   Ren, Hongying ^a   Zhu, Delin ^b   Han, Zhongchao ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD DISEASES HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Amcellgene Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Cell transplantation; Hepatocyte; Liver injury; Progenitor cell; Stem cell

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CYCLINE; ENDOGLIN; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SCATTER FACTOR;

CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER REGENERATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FETAL STEM CELLS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER REGENERATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70350101432     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: 1768322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BC20080105     Document Type: Review

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