Long-term cultures of human fetal liver cells: A three-dimensional experimental model for monitoring liver tissue development

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 480-490

  Sargiacomo, Massimo ^a   Onori, Paolo ^b   Bravo, Elena ^a   Franchitto, Antonio ^b   Cantafora, Alfredo ^a   Barca, Stefano ^a   Peschle, Cesare ^a   Gaudio, Eugenio ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Institute of Human Anatomy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bile secretion; Cell culture; Hepatocyte; Hepatocyte differentiation; Human fetal liver; Morphology; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BILE SALT;

ARTICLE; BILE SECRETION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; EMBRYO; ERYTHROPOIESIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FETUS; FETUS LIVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; LIVER CELL; LIVER DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032030822     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(98)80323-1     Document Type: Article

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