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Hepatocytes undergo phenotypic transformation to biliary epithelium in organoid cultures.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Aug 2002
Michalopoulos George K, Bowen William C, Mulè Karen, Lopez-Talavera Juan Carlos, Mars Wendy
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Organoid cultures of hepatocytes in the presence of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) display characteristic histologic organization. Biliary epithelium covers the surface of the tissue exposed to the culture medium. Hepatocytes, stellate cells and endothelial cells compose the underlying structures. In order to investigate the origin of the biliary epithelial cells in the organoid...
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