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Differentiation of liver epithelial (stem-like) cells into hepatocytes induced by coculture with hepatic stellate cells.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 24 May 2002
Nagai Hirokazu, Terada Kunihiko, Watanabe Go, Ueno Yasuharu, Aiba Namiko, Shibuya Tomomi, Kawagoe Masami, Kameda Takashi, Sato Mitsuru, Senoo Haruki, Sugiyama Toshihiro
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The liver is believed to contain stem cells that can differentiate into either hepatocytes or biliary epithelial cells. In the present study, we established a nonhepatocytic epithelial cell line from the normal livers of adult rats. The established cells, designated HSL cells, were immunoreactive against alpha-fetoprotein, but neither albumin nor cytokeratin 19. To demonstrate the differentiation potential of HSL...
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