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n. - A malignant tumor consisting of epithelial cells lying within the connective tissue framework of the liver.

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  • Aflatoxin causes a mutation by changing one G to a T; if the liver cell starts proliferating out of control, a hepatocarcinoma develops.
  • Imagine an alternative universe in which Wheel of Time was never published, and in which I spent the last few months developing a cure for hepatocarcinoma instead of...
  • Liver hepatocarcinoma is a highly vascularized cancer, and more and more research is focused on the ...
  • The present study was designed to evaluate the molecular mechanisms of fucoxanthin against hepatic cancer using the human hepatocarcinoma HepG2 cell line (HepG2).
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