Generation of human hepatocytes by stem cell technology: Definition of the hepatocyte

Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism and Toxicology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-74

  Hengstler, Jan G ^a   Brulport, Marc ^a   Schormann, Wiebke ^a   Bauer, Alexander ^a   Hermes, Matthias ^a   Nussler, Andreas K ^b   Fandrich, Fred ^c   Ruhnke, Maren ^c   Ungefroren, Hendrik ^c   Griffin, Louise ^d   Bockamp, Ernesto ^d   Oesch, Franz ^d   Von MacH, Marc Alexander ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Fresenius Biotech   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^d JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

cell fusion; CYP3A4; drug metabolism; enzyme induction; haematopoietic stem cells; rifampicin; transdifferentiation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS;

EID: 33244490008     PISSN: 17425255     EISSN: 17447607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425255.1.1.61     Document Type: Review

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