Increased viability of transplanted hepatocytes when hepatocytes are co-encapsulated with bone marrow stem cells using a novel method

Artificial Cells, Blood Substitutes, and Immobilization Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-112

  Zun, Chang Liu ^a   Chang, Thomas Ming Swi ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial cells; Bone marrow cells; Cell encapsulation; Co encapsulation; Encapsulation; Hepatocytes; Stem cells; Tissue engineering; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BONE; HISTOLOGY;

MICROCAPSULES;

CELLS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGAN; CELL ADHESION; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL FATE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL VIABILITY; FIBROSIS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CELL; LIVER FAILURE; MICROCAPSULE; MICROENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; PRODUCT RECOVERY; RAT; TIME; TISSUE PREPARATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CAPSULES; CELL SURVIVAL; HEPATOCYTES; LIVER, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0036244391     PISSN: 10731199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/BIO-120003191     Document Type: Article

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