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Published online 31 March 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030324-14
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Cell fusion is the principal source of bone-marrow-derived hepatocytes
Transplanted bone-marrow cells may be fusing with, not replacing, damaged tissues.
Transplanted adult stem cells may repair liver damage by fusing with host cells, rather than by producing new liver cells, two new studies suggest. The stem cells may reprogramme host cells' genetic material.
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