One of the defining features of the liver is the capacity to maintain a constant size despite
injury. Although the precise molecular signals involved in the maintenance of liver size are …

CD38 is a multifunctional cell surface protein endowed with receptor/enzymatic functions.
The protein is generally expressed at low/intermediate levels on hematological tissues and …

Hepatocyte transplantation to treat liver disease is largely limited by the availability of useful
cells. Human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs) from term placenta express surface markers …

Perinatal stem cells have been regarded as an attractive and available cell source for
medical research and clinical trials in recent years. Multiple stem cell types have been …

In the promising field of regenerative medicine, human perinatal stem cells are of great
interest as potential stem cells with clinical applications. Perinatal stem cells could be …

Among the many cell types that may prove useful to regenerative medicine, mounting
evidence suggests that human term placenta-derived cells will join the list of significant …

Contents Foetal membranes are essential tissues for embryonic development, playing
important roles related to protection, breathing, nutrition and excretion. The amnion is the …

Intrauterine adhesions (IUAs) are characterized by the injury of endometrium due to
curettage and/or endometritis. The loss of functional endometrium in uterine cavity usually …

Despite routine liver transplantation and supporting medical therapies, thousands of patients
currently wait for an organ and there is an unmet need for more refined and widely available …

The amniotic membrane (AM) and amniotic fluid (AF) have a long history of use in surgical
and prenatal diagnostic applications, respectively. In addition, the discovery of cell …