Characterization of liver function in transdifferentiated hepatocytes

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 147-159

  Burke, Zoë D ^a   Shen, Chia Ning ^a,b   Ralphs, Kate L ^a   Tosh, David ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CATALASE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; HISTONE H3; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER FUNCTION; MOUSE; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEXAMETHASONE; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; LIPIDS; LIVER; PANCREAS; PHENOTYPE; RATS; STEM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 28444440251     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20438     Document Type: Article

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