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A novel technique for hepatic progenitor cell isolation from normal adult rat livers.
ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) - 1 Jan 2000
Guo Jing, Li Jun, Lu Yingyan, Xin Jiaojiao, Jiang Longyan, Wu Wei, Cao Hongcui, Qiu Yunqing
Abstract excerpt
The transplantation of hepatic progenitor cells (HPCs) is a promising alternate approach to liver transplantation for patients with end-stage liver disease. Here, we report a novel technique for HPCs isolation from normal adult rat livers (no preexposure to chemicals and no injury). HPCs were isolated from normal adult rat livers using a novel four-step collagenase perfusion method followed by density gradient...
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