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[Augmenter of liver regeneration: a novel cytokine]
1Institute of Radiation Medicine, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850.
Sheng Li Ke Xue Jin Zhan [Progress in Physiology]
|January 28, 2003
Abstract:
Augmenter of liver regeneration (ALR) is a novel cytokine which specifically stimulates hepatic cell proliferation and is able to rescue acute liver failure caused by carbon tetrachloride. This article reviews the discovery, tissue distribution, functions and prospect of ALR and its relationship with hepatic stimulatory substance (HSS).