Growth and survival of renal failure rats that received oral microencapsulated genetically engineered E. coli DH5 cells for urea removal

Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes, and Immobilization Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-51

  Prakash, S ^a   Chang, T M S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

APA membrane; Artificial cells; Cell therapy; E. coli; Genetically engineered cells; Kidney failure; Microcapsules; Urea; Uremia

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; CYTOLOGY; ENCAPSULATION; UREA;

ARTIFICIAL CELLS; CELL THERAPY; RENAL FAILURE;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

AMMONIA; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; KIDNEY FAILURE; MICROENCAPSULATION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SAFETY; SURVIVAL; UREMIA;

EID: 0031889955     PISSN: 10731199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10731199809118945     Document Type: Article

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