Engraftment and Repopulation Potential of Late Gestation Fetal Rat Hepatocytes

Conclusions: Late gestation fetal hepatocytes, despite being far along in the differentiation process, possess the capacity for extensive liver repopulation. This is likely related to the unexpected presence of a significant proportion of hepatocyte marker-positive cells maintaining a less well-differentiated phenotype.
Source: Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Original Basic Science-Liver Source Type: research