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Figure 1: CD90 expression in liver disease spectrum (A) Normal liver. Arrows indicate CD90 expression in portal area. Mature hepatocytes do not express CD90 protein. (B) Chronic hepatitis with cirrhosis. Red arrows indicated CD90+ population in fibrous septa which was infiltrated by inflammatory cells. Blue arrows indicated CD90+ hepatocytes. (C) Hepatocellular carcinoma. Red arrows indicated CD90 expression in tumor stroma. CD90+ neoplastic cells were indicated by blue arrows. Green arrows indicate CD90+ endothelium. |