Domino Hepatocyte Transplantation: A Therapeutic Alternative for the Treatment of Acute Liver Failure

Background and Aims. Acute liver failure (ALF) is a severe syndrome with an elevated mortality rate, ranging from 40 to 80 %. Currently, liver transplantation is the only definitive treatment for these patients and new therapies aiming to treat ALF include artificial organs implant and stem cells th...

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Main Authors: Liana Monteiro da Fonseca Cardoso, Lucio Filgueiras Pacheco Moreira, Marcelo Alves Pinto, Andrea Henriques-Pons, Luiz Anastácio Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2593745
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