University of Barcelona team identifies DNA regions and key genes that activate liver regeneration (IMAGE)

University of Barcelona

University of Barcelona team identifies DNA regions and key genes that activate liver regeneration

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The study, whose first author is researcher Palmira Llorens-Giralt, uses mouse liver after organ resection to analyse changes in chromatin, which plays a key role in regulating gene expression during regeneration.

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UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA

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