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Role of thyroid hormone in stimulating liver repopulation in the rat by transplanted hepatocytes
Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510300418
Copyright © 1999 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
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Oren, R., Dabeva, M. D., Karnezis, A. N., Petkov, P. M., Rosencrantz, R., Sandhu, J. P., Moss, S. F., Wang, S., Hurston, E., Laconi, E., Holt, P. R., Thung, S. N., Zhu, L. and Shafritz, D. A. (1999), Role of thyroid hormone in stimulating liver repopulation in the rat by transplanted hepatocytes. Hepatology, 30: 903–913. doi: 10.1002/hep.510300418
Publication History
- Issue published online: 30 DEC 2003
- Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003
- Manuscript Accepted: 14 JUL 1999
- Manuscript Received: 21 APR 1999
Funded by
- National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (RO1s to D.A.S.). Grant Numbers: DK17609, DK50636
- NIDDK Digestive Diseases Core Center Grant Pilot and Feasibility Study to L.Z.. Grant Number: (P30 DK41296)
- Gail I. Zuckerman Foundation for Research in Chronic Liver Diseases for Children
- Italian Foundation for Cancer Research (FIRC) (E.L.)
- Training (Italy. A.N.K.). Grant Number: DK07513
- National Institutes of Health
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