The viability and regeneration of artificial cell microencapsulated rat hepatocyte xenograft transplants in mice

Biomaterials, Artificial Cells and Artificial Organs

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 731-739

  Wong, H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial cells; Bioartificial liver; Hepatocytes; Hybrid artificial organ; Liver failure; Micro encapsulation; Regeneration; Xenograft

Indexed keywords

PROSTHETICS--TRANSPLANTATION;

ARTIFICIAL CELLS; BIO-ARTIFICIAL LIVER; HEPATOCYTES; HYBRID ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; XENOGRAFT;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REGENERATION; XENOGRAFT;

ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CAPSULES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

EID: 0023757077     PISSN: 08905533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10731198809117565     Document Type: Article

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