Journal of Hepatology
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 117-129 , January 2010

The quest for liver progenitor cells: A practical point of view

  • Laurent Dollé

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Belgium
    • ,
  • Jan Best

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Belgium
    • ,
  • Jie Mei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Belgium
    • ,
  • Feras Al Battah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Belgium
    • ,
  • Hendrik Reynaert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Belgium
    • Department of Physiology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Belgium
    • ,
  • Leo A. van Grunsven

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Cell Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussel, Belgium. Tel.: +32 2 477 4419; fax: +32 2 477 4412.
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  • Albert Geerts

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Belgium
    • Prof. Geerts passed away during the completion of the study.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.10.009

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 117-129 , January 2010

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