Liver Cells (IMAGE)

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO)

Liver Cells

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Liver cells lacking TRF1 gene (right) show, under chronic stress, larger nuclei and other markers characteristic of patients with cirrhosis or hepatitis (an increase in p21, PCNA and cyclin D1), when compared to normal cells under the same stimulus (left).

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