Liver Stem Cells (IMAGE)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Liver Stem Cells

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In the image, stem cells are labeled in red and green around the central vein of the liver, and they give rise to progeny (in green) that expand across the lobule. This image is from a mouse that was lineage-traced for one year.

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Nusse Lab, HHMI at Stanford

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