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New Chimeric Mouse Model for Human Liver Diseases, Drug Testing

Caption: Transplanted human liver cells (shown in brown) take hold in the liver and repopulated the host organ over time. The images above show cross sections of mouse liver one month (top), two months (middle), and three months (bottom) after the injection of human hepatocytes.

Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Karl-Dimiter Bissig, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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