Hepatic stellate cells on poly(DL-lactic acid) surfaces control the formation of 3D hepatocyte co-culture aggregates in vitro

European Cells and Materials

Volumn 11, Issue , 2006, Pages 16-26

  Thomas, R J ^a   Bennett, A ^b   Thomson, B ^c   Shakesheff, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Biomedical Sciences

^c School of Molecular Medicine

Author keywords

3D; Hepatocyte; Poly(DL lactic acid); Stellate cell; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; BIOMATERIAL; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; STELLATE CELL; ANIMAL; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; COCULTURE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; HEPATOCYTES; MALE; POLYESTERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33644986062     PISSN: 14732262     EISSN: 14732262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22203/eCM.v011a03     Document Type: Article

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