Cryopreservation of hepatocytes: A review of current methods for banking

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-15

  Lloyd, Tom D R ^a   Orr, Samantha ^b   Skett, Paul ^c   Berry, David P ^a   Dennison, Ashley R ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioartificial liver; Cryopreservation; Hepatocyte transplantation; Hepatocytes; Pharmacotoxicology research

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ARTIFICIAL LIVER; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGAN; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DONOR; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THAWING; TIME; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0344897639     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026392216017     Document Type: Review

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