Progress on the origin of hepatocyte stem cell
- VernacularTitle:肝干细胞来源的研究进展
- Author:
Qiangfeng YU
;
Jianyin ZHOU
;
Xiaomin WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hepatocyte stem cell;
liver oval cell;
transversal differentiation;
cell fusion
- From:
International Journal of Surgery
2008;35(4):248-251
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Generally speaking,the hepatocyte stem cell is not a specific cell type.but an overall name of all kinds of cells that possess stem cell characters about embryonic development and regeneration of liver.HSC is a pluripotential stem cells which have self-renewal capacity and could differentiate into mature hepatocytes and bile duct cells.According to the different origin of hepatocyte stem cell,it can be usually divided into two kinds:non liver-derived hepatocyte stem cell and liver-derived hepatocyte stem cell.
