The Origin, Biology, and Therapeutic Potential of Facultative Adult Hepatic Progenitor Cells

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 269-292

  Shin, Soona ^a   Kaestner, Klaus H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult hepatic progenitor cells; Cell therapy; Chronic liver disease; Ductular reaction; Oval cells

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT HEPATIC PROGENITOR CELLS; ADULT STEM CELL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL LINEAGE; CELL THERAPY; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; DUCTULAR REACTION; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OVAL CELLS; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT HEPATIC PROGENITOR CELLS; CELL THERAPY; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DUCTULAR REACTION; OVAL CELLS;

ADULT STEM CELLS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL LINEAGE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 84892465738     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-416022-4.00010-X     Document Type: Chapter

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