Journal of Hepatology
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages 357-361 , August 2010

Tityus: A forgotten myth of liver regeneration

  • Dina G. Tiniakos

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Histology & Embryology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Laboratory of Histology & Embryology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, M. Asias str, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 7462302; fax: +30 210 7462340.
    • ,
  • Apostolos Kandilis

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Histology & Embryology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Stephen A. Geller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Received 26 November 2009 ,Revised 4 February 2010 ,Accepted 8 February 2010.

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PII: S0168-8278(10)00325-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.02.032

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 53, Issue 2 , Pages 357-361 , August 2010

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