Viability of Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate-Methyl Methacrylate-Microencapsulated PC12 Cells after Omental Pouch Implantation within Agarose Gels

Tissue Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1023-1036

  Fleming, A J ^a   Sefton, M V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; AGAROSE; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; POLYMER; POVIDONE;

ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMPLANTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MICROCAPSULE; MICROENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; OMENTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ANIMALS; CAPSULES; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; METHACRYLATES; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; OMENTUM; PC12 CELLS; RATS; SEPHAROSE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0142062583     PISSN: 10763279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107632703322495664     Document Type: Article

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