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Unbalanced distribution of materials: the art of giving rise to hepatocytes from liver stem/progenitor cells.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Jan 2014
Liu Wei-Hui, Ren Li-Na, Chen Tao, You Nan, Liu Li-Ye, Wang Tao, Yan Hong-Tao, Luo Hao, Tang Li-Jun
Abstract excerpt
Liver stem/progenitor cells (LSPCs) are able to duplicate themselves and differentiate into each type of cells in the liver, including mature hepatocytes and cholangiocytes. Understanding how to accurately control the hepatic differentiation of LSPCs is a challenge in many fields from preclinical to clinical treatments. This review summarizes the recent advances made to control the hepatic differentiation of...
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