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To divide or not to divide: revisiting liver regeneration

The liver has a remarkable capacity to regenerate. Even with surgical removal (partial hepatectomy) of 70% of liver mass, the remnant tissue grows to recover the original mass and functions. Liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy has been studied extensively since the 19th century, establishin...

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Autores principales: Miyaoka, Yuichiro, Miyajima, Atsushi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3695844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23786799
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1747-1028-8-8