Stem/Progenitor Cell Niches Involved in Hepatic and Biliary Regeneration

• Main Authors: Guido Carpino (Author), Anastasia Renzi (Author), Antonio Franchitto (Author), Vincenzo Cardinale (Author), Paolo Onori (Author), Lola Reid (Author), Domenico Alvaro (Author), Eugenio Gaudio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Niches containing stem/progenitor cells are present in different anatomical locations along the human biliary tree and within liver acini. The most primitive stem/progenitors, biliary tree stem/progenitor cells (BTSCs), reside within peribiliary glands located throughout large extrahepatic and intra...