2017年（平成29年）

• Ishii M, Kino J, Ichinohe N, Tanimizu N, Ninomiya T, Suzuki H, Mizuguchi T, Hirata K, Mitaka T*. Hepatocytic parental progenitor cells of rat small hepatocytes maintain a self-renewal capability after long-term culture. Sci Rep, Apr 11; 7: 46177 (2017) DOI: 10.1038/srep46177
• Tanimizu N*, Mitaka T. Epithelial morphogenesis during liver development. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol, Feb 17; pil: a027862 (2017). doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a027862
• Tanimizu N*, Mitaka T. Which is better source for functional hepatocytes? (Editorial) Stem Cell Invest, Feb 16; 4:12 (2017) doi: 10.21037/sci.2017.02.08
• Ichinohe N*, Ishii M, Tanimizu N, Kon J, Mizuguchi T, Hirata K, Mitaka T*. Transplantation of galactosamine-induced hepatic Thy1-positive cells activates the growth of intrinsic hepatic progenitor cells in retrorsine-treated rat livers. Stem Cells, 35(4): 920-931 (2017) doi: 10.1002/stem.2548
• Tanimizu N*, Ichinohe N, Yamamoto M, Akiyama H, Nishikawa Y, Mitaka T. Progressive induction of liver progenitor cells in chronically injured liver. Sci Rep, Jan 4; 7: 39990 (2017) doi: 10.1038/srep39990