Cell-substratum adhesion strength as a determinant of hepatocyte aggregate morphology

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 415-426

  Powers, Mark J ^a   Rodriguez, Raul E ^a   Griffith, Linda G ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

cell adhesion; hepatocytes; spheroids

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; AGGLOMERATION; MONOLAYERS; MORPHOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW;

AGGREGATE MORPHOLOGY; CELL SUBSTRATUM ADHESION; HEPATOCYTES;

TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL INTERACTION; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0342618454     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19970220)53:4<415::AID-BIT10>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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