title: Modeling human liver biology using stem cell-derived hepatocytes.
abstract: Stem cell-derived hepatocytes represent promising models to study human liver biology and disease. This concise review discusses the recent progresses in the field, with a focus on human liver disease, drug metabolism and virus infection.
authors.affiliation: Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China. slfarnworth@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Pingnan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xiaoling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Sarah L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Farnworth
authors.forename: Arvind H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hay
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology