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Possible New Liver Fibrosis Therapy

November 2, 2009

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By expanding the applicability of cellular array technology, learn how San Diego researchers may have found a direction for the therapeutic intervention of liver fibrosis.

UCSD researchers pave the way for effective liver treatments

Public release date: 9-Oct-2009

A combination of bioengineering and medical research at the University of California, San Diego has led to a new discovery that could pave the way for more effective treatments for liver disease.

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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-10/uoc--urp100909.php

Posted by Editors at November 2, 2009 12:36 PM

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