title: Two Fresh Streams to Fill the Liver's Hepatocyte Pool.
abstract: Differentiated hepatocytes are known for their capacity to regenerate the adult liver. Two papers discussed here show that distinct subpopulations of adult hepatocytes may be the crucial populations underpinning such regeneration.
authors.affiliation: MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK; Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, G61 1BD, UK.
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.affiliation: MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK. Electronic address: stuart.forbes@ed.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Stuart J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Forbes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D060466:Axin Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D004171:Diploidy; D005260:Female; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D060466:Axin Protein