Enhanced angiogenesis in bFGF-containing scaffold promoted viability of enclosed hepatocytes and maintained hepatospecific glycogen storage capacity

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 913-917

  Takei, Takayuki ^a   Ijima, Hiroyuki ^a   Sakai, Shinji ^a   Ono, Tsutomu ^a   Kawakami, Koei ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; bFGF; Cell transplantation; Hepatocyte; Scaffold

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD VESSELS; CELL CULTURE; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; CELLS; GROWTH KINETICS; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); POLYSACCHARIDES;

ANGIOGENESIS; HEPATOCYTES; HEPATOSPECIFIC GLYCOGEN; POLYLACTIC ACID;

HEMODYNAMICS;

STORAGE;

EID: 28844455948     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: 00219592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.38.913     Document Type: Article

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