Mechanochemical manipulation of hepatocyte aggregation can selectively induce or repress liver-specific function

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 359-369

  Semler, Eric J ^a   Ranucci, Colette S ^a   Moghe, Prabhas V ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Growth factor; Hepatocyte; Matrigel; Matrix compliance

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; LAMININ; MATRIGEL; PROTEOGLYCAN; SCATTER FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG COMBINATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FISCHER 344 RAT; KINETICS; LIVER; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; KINETICS; LAMININ; LIVER; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PROTEOGLYCANS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOSYNTHESIS; CROSSLINKING; DISEASES; PROTEINS; REACTION KINETICS; TISSUE; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

GROWTH FACTOR; HEPATOCYTE; LIVER SPECIFIC FUNCTION; MATRIGEL; MATRIX COMPLIANCE; MECHANOCHEMICAL MANIPULATION;

CELL CULTURE;

EID: 0034238092     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0290(20000820)69:4<359::AID-BIT2>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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