Liver repopulation by cell transplantation and the role of stem cells

The Liver: Biology and Pathobiology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 577-595

  Shafritz, David A ^a   Oertel, Michael ^a   Dabeva, Mariana D ^a   Grompe, Markus ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1002/9780470747919.ch38     Document Type: Chapter

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