Acta Med. 2009, 52: 91-99

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.112

Studying Liver Regeneration by Means of Molecular Biology: How Far We Are in Interpreting the Findings?

David Rychtrmoca,b, Antonín Libraa, Martin Bunčeka, Tomáš Garnolb, Zuzana Červinkováb

aGENERI BIOTECH Ltd., Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Physiology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received June 3, 2009
Accepted September 20, 2009

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