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There is an increasing need for liver transplantation, and the demand has not been sufficiently met. The development of therapies such as liver cell transplantation and an artificial liver to replace liver transplantation is urgently needed. Some clinical applications have been attempted with unsatisfactory results. In the future, it will be necessary to establish more effective therapy by incorporating tissueengineering techniques to construct hepatic tissue that is capable of high functioning. This article discusses the present state of and prospects for the construction of hepatic tissue utilizing tissue engineering.
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Sugiyama, T., Terada, K. (2002). Reconstitution of Hepatic Tissues Using Liver Stem Cells. In: Okita, K. (eds) Growth, Proliferation, and Apoptosis in Hepatocytes. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-67887-8_3
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