Organ Regeneration in Model Organisms

Cardiac cell type-specific responses to injury and contributions to heart regeneration

Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Due to the limited proliferation rate of mature cardiomyocytes, adult mammalian hearts are unable to regenerate damaged cardiac muscle following injur...

Authors: Weijia Zhang, Jinxiu Liang and Peidong Han

Citation: Cell Regeneration 2021 10:4

Content type: Review

Published on: 2 February 2021
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All routes lead to Rome: multifaceted origin of hepatocytes during liver regeneration

Liver is the largest internal organ that serves as the key site for various metabolic activities and maintenance of homeostasis. Liver diseases are great threats to human health. The capability of liver to reg...

Authors: Ce Gao and Jinrong Peng

Citation: Cell Regeneration 2021 10:2

Content type: Review

Published on: 6 January 2021
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The cellular niche for intestinal stem cells: a team effort

The rapidly self-renewing epithelium in the mammalian intestine is maintained by multipotent intestinal stem cells (ISCs) located at the bottom of the intestinal crypt that are interspersed with Paneth cells i...

Authors: Guoli Zhu, Jiulong Hu and Rongwen Xi

Citation: Cell Regeneration 2021 10:1

Content type: Review

Published on: 1 January 2021
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