Liver, pancreas, and biliary tractA single intraportal administration of follistatin accelerates liver regeneration in partially hepatectomized rats☆
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Supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan and grants from the Kato Memorial Foundation for Nanbyo Research and the Viral Hepatitis Foundation in Japan.
The authors thank Professor Kinji Inoue of Saitama University for his helpful discussion and Romi Nobusawa for secretarial assistance during the preparation of the manuscript.
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