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Role of different epithelial cell types in liver ontogenesis, regeneration and neoplasia

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    Normand Marceau, Marie-José Blouin, Lucie Germain & Micheline Noel

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Marceau, N., Blouin, MJ., Germain, L. et al. Role of different epithelial cell types in liver ontogenesis, regeneration and neoplasia. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol 25, 336–341 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02624596

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