Enhancement of liver-specific functions of primary rat hepatocytes co-cultured with bone marrow cells on tissue culture-treated polystyrene surfaces

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 104-109

  Ijima, Hiroyuki ^a   Murakami, Sunao ^a   Matsuo, Takeshi ^a   Takei, Takayuki ^a   Ono, Tsutomu ^a   Kawakami, Koei ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albumin secretion; Ammonia metabolism; Bone marrow cells; Co culture; Hepatocyte

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; POLYSTYRENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGAN; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL CULTURE; LIVER CELL; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE CULTURE;

ALBUMINS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; HEPATOCYTES; LIVER, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; POLYSTYRENES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 23744507498     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-005-0289-9     Document Type: Article

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