Therapeutic potential of amniotic-fluid-derived stem cells on liver fibrosis model in mice

• Main Authors: Shao-Yu Peng (Author), Chih-Jen Chou (Author), Po-Jen Cheng (Author), I-Chen Ko (Author), Yi-Jung Kao (Author), Yu-Hsu Chen (Author), Winston Teng-Kui Cheng (Author), S.W. Steven Shaw (Author), Shinn-Chih Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Liver fibrosis results from the wound healing response to chronic liver damage. Advanced liver fibrosis results in cirrhosis and liver failure, and liver transplantation is often the only option for effective therapy; however, the shortage of available donor livers limits this treatment....