Tityus: A forgotten myth of liver regeneration

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 357-361

  Tiniakos, Dina G ^a   Kandilis, Apostolos ^a   Geller, Stephen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver regeneration; Prometheus; Tityus

Indexed keywords

GREECE; KNOWLEDGE; LITERATURE; LIVER REGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

GREECE; HUMANS; LIVER REGENERATION; MYTHOLOGY;

EID: 77955306225     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.02.032     Document Type: Review

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