In vivo and ex vivo methods of growing a liver bud through tissue connection

Abstract Cell-based therapy has been proposed as an alternative to orthotopic liver transplantation. The novel transplantation of an in vitro-generated liver bud might have therapeutic potential. In vivo and ex vivo methods for growing a liver bud are essential for paving the way for the clinical tr...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Yanagi, Koichi Nakayama, Tomoaki Taguchi, Shin Enosawa, Tadashi Tamura, Koichiro Yoshimaru, Toshiharu Matsuura, Makoto Hayashida, Kenichi Kohashi, Yoshinao Oda, Takayoshi Yamaza, Eiji Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14542-2