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Biliary fibrosis drives liver repopulation and phenotype transition of transplanted hepatocytes.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jun 2016
Yovchev Mladen I, Locker Joseph, Oertel Michael
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Current research focuses on developing alternative strategies to restore decreased liver mass prior to the onset of end-stage liver disease. Cell engraftment/repopulation requires regeneration in normal liver, but we have shown that severe liver injury stimulates repopulation without partial hepatectomy (PH). We have now investigated whether a less severe injury, secondary biliary fibrosis,...
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