The simulated microgravity environment maintains key metabolic functions and promotes aggregation of primary porcine hepatocytes

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1526, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 119-130

  Dabos, Konstantinos J ^a   Nelson, Leonard J ^a   Bradnock, Timothy J ^a   Parkinson, John A ^a   Sadler, Ian H ^a   Hayes, Peter C ^a   Plevris, John N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Glutamine synthesis; Glycolysis; High aspect ratio vessel; Ketogenesis; Succinate precursor synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; PYRUVIC ACID; THREONINE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; KETOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CULTURE; MICROGRAVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PYRUVIC ACID; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 0035799693     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4165(01)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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