Hepatic biliary epithelial cells acquire epithelial integrity but lose plasticity to differentiate into hepatocytes in vitro during development

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In developing organs, epithelial tissue structures are mostly developed by the perinatal period. However, it is unknown whether epithelial cells are already functionally mature and whether they are fixed in their lineage. Here we show that epithelial cells alter their plasticity during postnatal development by examining the differentiation potential of epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM)(+) cholangiocytes...

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