Maintained function of primary human hepatocytes by cellular interactions in coculture: Implications for liver support systems

Transplant International

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Auth, M K H ^a   Okamoto, M ^c   Ishida, Y ^c   Keogh, A ^c   Auth, S H G ^b   Gerlach, J ^b   Encke, A ^a   McMaster, P ^c   Strain, A J ^c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biliary epithelial cells; Bioartificial liver; Coculture; Growth factors; Human hepatocytes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; COCULTURE; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER; PERFUSION;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER, ARTIFICIAL; PERFUSION;

EID: 0031608392     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.1998.tb01176.x     Document Type: Article

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