Comparisons of porcine hepatocyte spheroids and single hepatocytes in the non-woven fabric bioartificial liver module

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 605-609

  Naruse, K ^a   Sakai, Y ^b   Nagashima, I ^a   Jiang, G X ^b   Suzuki, M ^b   Muto, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioartificial liver; Hepatocyte spheroids; Non woven fabric bioreactor; Porcine hepatocytes; Suspension culture

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; EFFICIENCY; WEAVING;

BIOARTIFICIAL LIVER; CULTURE VESSEL; HEPATOCYTE/SPHEROID; HEPATOCYTES; NON-WOVEN FABRIC; NON-WOVEN FABRIC BIOREACTOR; PIG LIVER; PORCINE HEPATOCYTE; SUSPENSION CULTURES;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; CELL CULTURE; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; SWINE;

EID: 0029845657     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139889601901008     Document Type: Article

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