Differentiation of Biliary Epithelial Cells from the Mouse Hepatic Endodermal Cells Cultured in Vitro

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Shiojiri, Nobuyoshi ^a   Koike, Tohru ^a,b  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biliary epithelial cells; Hepatocytes; Induction; Liver primordium; Mesenchyme

Indexed keywords

CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; COLORING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; C3H MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELL; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENDODERM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BILIARY TRACT; CARBAMOYL-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (AMMONIA); CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; COLORING AGENTS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; ENDODERM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0030623787     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.181.1     Document Type: Article

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