Expression of long-term liver-specific function by adult rat hepatocytes cultured on microcarriers

Tissue Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 267-279

  Stockmann, Hein B A C ^a   Tompkins, Ronald G ^a   Berthiaume, François ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ALBUMIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; GELATIN; POLYSTYRENE; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; LIVER CELL CULTURE; LIVER FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030773959     PISSN: 10763279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.1997.3.267     Document Type: Article

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