Liver regeneration depends on the proliferation of mature hepatocytes. In the 1980s, the
method for the cultivation of mature hepatocytes provided an opportunity for the discovery of …

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), initially identified and molecularly cloned as a potent
mitogen of primary cultured hepatocytes, has multiple activities in a variety of tissues during …

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a most potent factor for mature parenchymal hepatocytes
in primary culture and may act as a trigger for liver regeneration. We purified HGF from rat …

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is the most potent mitogen for mature hepatocytes and
seems to act as a hepatotropic factor that has not been purified over the past 30 years. HGF …

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has been discovered, purified, and molecularly cloned as a
potent mitogen for mature hepatocytes. HGF is produced by mesenchymal cells and …

The two papers in this issue of Hepatology (1, 2) dealing with hepatocyte growth factor
(HGF) underscore the increasing importance of this novel growth factor in relation to hepatic …

ESEARCH performed over the past few years, in particular, has made it clear that, in
addition to the liver, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) 1 affects virtually every tissue in the …

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a potent mitogen for mature hepatocytes in primary culture,
was first found in sera of partial hepatectomized rats and seems to be a hepatotrophic factor …

Specific tissue interactions between epithelia and mesenchyme (or stroma), eg, epithelial-
mesenchymal (or-stromal) interactions mediate crucial aspects of normal development and …

It has been more than 25 years since HGF was discovered as a mitogen of hepatocytes.
HGF is produced by stromal cells, and stimulates epithelial cell proliferation, motility …