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Isolation of Regenerating Hepatocytes after Partial Hepatectomy in Mice
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Plasma molecules predicting liver dysfunction following partial hepatectomy are not only derived from platelet
1Section of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
|January 23, 2016
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