Research Article

Cellular Origins of Regenerating Nodules and Malignancy in the FAH Model of Liver Injury after Bone Marrow Cell Transplantation

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Reconstruction of liver functional units. Strong expression of β-Gal was detected in regenerating nodules by whole-mount X-Gal staining of FAH mutant livers (a) and expression of Fah in liver sections by Fah staining (b). Formation of remodeling liver functional units was observed in the regenerating nodules of Group 1 after BMT (c). (d) Higher power view of the indicated region in (d). (e) Intrahepatic biliary architecture in a liver section from a ROSAnZ control mouse. (f) Ductular structures in the regenerating nodules of a -ROSAnZ mouse that received C57Bl/6J BMCs (Group 2). Scale bars are 60 μm except for (a) (4 mm).