Cultured Hepatocytes Adopt Progenitor Characteristics and Display Bipotent Capacity to Repopulate the Liver

Clinical studies have proved the therapeutic potential of hepatocyte transplantation as a promising alternative to whole organ liver transplantation in the treatment of hereditary or end-stage liver disease. However, donor shortage seriously restricts cell availability, and the lack of appropriate c...

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Main Authors: Petra Krause, Kirsten Unthan-Fechner, Irmelin Probst, Sarah Koenig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-07-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368913X664856