Hepatic differentiation of amniotic epithelial cells
Marongiu F, Gramignoli R, Dorko K, Miki T, Ranade A, Serra M, Doratiotto S, Sini M, Sharma S, Mitamura K, Sellaro T, Tahan V, Skvorak K, Ellis E, Badylak S, Davila J, Hines R, Laconi E, Strom S. Hepatic differentiation of amniotic epithelial cells. Hepatology 2011, 53: 1719-1729. PMID: 21374689, PMCID: PMC3103747, DOI: 10.1002/hep.24255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman amniotic epithelial cellsRat amniotic epithelial cellsHepatocyte-like cellsAmniotic epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsEmbryonic stem cellsExtracellular matrix proteinsStem cell-derived hepatocytesProgeny of cellsSCID/beige miceCell-derived hepatocytesGerm layersAdult liver tissueLiver genesMatrix proteinsGene characteristicsHepatic differentiationStem cellsFunctional hepatocytesNoncontroversial sourceProtein expressionEndodermal originLiver diseaseMature hepatocytesBeige mice