We recently developed a novel rat model for liver repopulation, heterografting of microliver slices, aimed at overcoming the limitations inherent in both whole liver and hepatocyte transplantations. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential of whole fetal liver transplantations to s
Fetal liver cell transplantation as a potential alternative to whole liver transplantation?
โ Scribed by Michael Oertel
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 657 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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