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Attenuation of Kupffer Cell Function in Acute on Chronic Liver Injury Enhanced the Engraftment of Transplanted Hepatocytes

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    Luke R. Devey & Stephen J. Wigmore

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Devey, L.R., Wigmore, S.J. Attenuation of Kupffer Cell Function in Acute on Chronic Liver Injury Enhanced the Engraftment of Transplanted Hepatocytes. World J Surg 31, 1280–1281 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-007-9052-0

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