The differentiation of hepatic stem cells into pancreatic endocrine tissue: the influence of pancreatic mesoderm

The use of adult hepatic stem cells for the treatment of diabetes, based both on the close embryological association of the pancreas and liver, and on a putative shared tissue stem cell, has been proposed by a number of studies. This study investigated the capacity of hepatic oval cells to differ...

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Main Author: Augustine, Tanya Nadine
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/5858