New Technique Could Repair Liver Disease from Within (IMAGE)

University of California - San Francisco

New Technique Could Repair Liver Disease from Within

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UCSF researchers have learned to generate healthy new liver cells (dark green, right side) within the livers of living mice by converting the very cells that drive liver disease (red, left side), thereby reducing liver damage and improving liver function at the same time.

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Willenbring lab / UCSF

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