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Repeated transplantation of hepatocytes prevents fulminant hepatitis in a rat model of Wilson's disease.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Feb 2012
Sauer Vanessa, Siaj Ramsi, Stöppeler Sandra, Bahde Ralf, Spiegel Hans-Ullrich, Köhler Gabriele, Zibert Andree, Schmidt Hartmut H J
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The outcome of consecutive hepatocyte transplants was explored in a rat model of Wilson's disease before the onset of fulminant hepatitis without preconditioning regimens. Rats received a high-copper diet in order to induce a rapid induction of liver failure. Sham-operated rats (15/15) developed jaundice and fulminant hepatitis, and they died within 4 weeks of first transplantation. Despite the continuation of a...
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