An update on high-yield hepatocyte isolation methods and on the potential clinical use of isolated liver cells

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-109

  Puviani, A C ^a   Ottolenghi, C ^a   Tassinari, B ^a   Pazzi, P ^b   Morsiani, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collagenase liver perfusion; Hepatocyte transplantation; Hepatocyte based bioartificial liver; Isolated hepatocytes

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL ISOLATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DOG; DRUG METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOLATED LIVER; LIVER CELL; LIVER CLEARANCE; LIVER METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; REVIEW; SWINE; TECHNIQUE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031672196     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(98)10109-5     Document Type: Review

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