In vitro function of porcine hepatocyte spheroids in 100% human plasma

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 5, Issue 5 SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Sakai, Yasuyuki ^a   Naruse, Katsutoshi ^b   Nagashima, Ikuo ^b   Muto, Tetsuichiro ^b   Suzuki, Motoyuki ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human plasma; Porcine hepatocyte; Spheroid ammonium detoxification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COLLAGEN GEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; IMMOBILIZED CELL; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHEROID CELL; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029743187     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0963-6897(96)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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