The Mouse with a Human Liver: A New Model for the Treatment of Liver Disease (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

The Mouse with a Human Liver: A New Model for the Treatment of Liver Disease

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Mice whose own liver cells have been replaced with human hepatocytes (shown in green) can be successfully infected with hepatitis B virus (shown in red) providing a new way to test novel therapies for debilitating human liver diseases.

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Courtesy of Dr. Karl-Dimiter Bissig, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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