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Generation of hepatocytes from oval cell precursors in culture.
Cancer research - 1 Dec 1998
Lázaro C A, Rhim J A, Yamada Y, Fausto N
Abstract excerpt
Although there is experimental evidence supporting the involvement of hepatic stem cells in the pathogenesis of liver cancers, the detection and isolation of these cells remains elusive. A logical approach to detecting these cells would take advantage of their ability to differentiate (or to give rise to cells that differentiate) into hepatocytes. This approach requires an assay system that is conducive to...
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