title: The liver is a peculiar organ when it comes to stem cells.
abstract: This Commentary highlights the article by Sekiya and Suzuki, detailing genetic lineage tracing to determine the origin of cells that form primitive ductules in a mouse model of chronic liver injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: michalopoulosgk@upmc.edu.
authors.forename: George K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Michalopoulos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000473:pathology*; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*