Liver Cells (IMAGE)

Weizmann Institute of Science

Liver Cells

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Staining of normal liver tissue (upper row, four images from right) reveals high levels of four different urea cycle enzymes (brown or reddish-brown), whereas liver cancer samples (bottom row, four images from right) have low levels of these enzymes. In In contrast, markers for cell growth are low in the normal tissue (upper row, left) and extremely high in the liver cancer (bottom row, left). Image generated with the help of Dr. Raya Eilam

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Weizmann Institute of Science

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