A human combined hepatocellular and cholangiocarcinoma cell line (KMCH-2) that shows the features of hepatocellular carcinoma or cholangiocarcinoma under different growth conditions

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 413-422

  Yano, Hirohisa ^a   Iemura, Akihiro ^a   Haramaki, Makoto ^a   Momosaki, Seiya ^a   Ogasawara, Sachiko ^a   Higaki, Koichi ^a   Kojiro, Masamichi ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Cell line; Collagen gel matrix; Combined hepatocellular and cholangiocarcinoma; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Nude mouse

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NUDE MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030011927     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80161-9     Document Type: Article

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