Evidence for survival and metabolic activity of encapsulated xenogeneic hepatocytes transplanted without immunosuppression in Gunn rats

Transplantation

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1718-1723

  Gomez, N ^c   Balladur, P ^c   Calmus, Y ^c   Baudrimont, M ^c   Honiger, J ^c   Delelo, R ^c   Myara, A ^a   Crema, E ^c   Trivin, F ^a   Capeau, J ^c   Nordlinger, B ^b  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE; BILE PIGMENT; BILIRUBIN; COPOLYMER; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BILE; BILIRUBIN BINDING; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCAPSULATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEL; LIVER CELL; METABOLISM; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURVIVAL; XENOGRAFT;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ACRYLONITRILE; ANIMALS; BILE PIGMENTS; BILIRUBIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; RATS; RATS, GUNN; RATS, INBRED LEW; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

EID: 0030913242     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199706270-00003     Document Type: Article

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