Spheroid formation and expression of liver specific functions of primary rat hepatocytes co-cultured with bone marrow cells

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 223-228

  Ijima, Hiroyuki ^a   Wang, Yadong ^b,c   Langer, Robert ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Albumin production; Bone marrow cells; Co culture; Hepatocyte; Non adhesive bone marrow cells; Spheroid

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; PROTEINS;

BONE MARROW CELLS; HEPATOCYTE IMMOBILIZATION EFFICIENCY;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ALBUMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMOBILIZED CELL; INOCULATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPHEROID CELL;

EID: 3042514111     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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