Primary human liver cells as source for modular extracoporeal liver support - A preliminary report

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1001-1005

  Sauer, Igor M ^a   Zeilinger, K ^a   Obermayer, N ^a   Pless, G ^a   Grunwald A ^a   Pascher, A ^a   Mieder, T ^a   Roth, S ^a   Goetz, M ^a   Kardassis, D ^a   Mas, A ^b   Neuhaus, P ^a   Gerlach, J C ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albumin dialysis; Detoxification; Liver cell isolation; MELS bioreactor; Modular extracorporeal liver support; Primary human liver cells

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; DETOXIFICATION; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ALBUMIN DIALYSIS; CELL ISOLATION; HUMAN LIVER CELLS; LIVER CELL ISOLATION; LIVER CELLS; MODULAR EXTRACORPOREAL LIVER SUPPORT; MODULAR EXTRACORPOREAL LIVER SUPPORT BIOREACTOR; MODULARS; PRIMARY HUMAN LIVER CELL;

DIALYSIS;

ALBUMIN; COLLAGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GRAFT REJECTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER LOBECTOMY; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER PERFUSION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SAFETY; STEATOSIS; SWINE; TUMOR CELL CULTURE;

EID: 0036816545     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880202501015     Document Type: Article

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