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Regulation of intrahepatic biliary duct morphogenesis by Claudin 15-like b.
Developmental biology - 1 Jan 2012
Cheung Isla D, Bagnat Michel, Ma Taylur P, Datta Anirban, Evason Kimberley, Moore John C, Lawson Nathan D, Mostov Keith E, Moens Cecilia B, Stainier Didier Y R
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The intrahepatic biliary ducts transport bile produced by the hepatocytes out of the liver. Defects in biliary cell differentiation and biliary duct remodeling cause a variety of congenital diseases including Alagille Syndrome and polycystic liver disease. While the molecular pathways regulating biliary cell differentiation have received increasing attention (Lemaigre, 2010), less is known about the cellular...
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