Keratinocyte serum-free medium maintains long-term liver gene expression and function in cultured rat hepatocytes by preventing the loss of liver-enriched transcription factors

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 541-554

  Li, Wan Chun ^a   Ralphs, Kate L ^a   Slack, Jonathan M W ^a   Tosh, David ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatocyte culture; Keratinocyte serum free media; Liver enriched transcription factors

Indexed keywords

CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; DEXAMETHASONE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4ALPHA; HYPOPHYSIS EXTRACT; LIVER ENRICHED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; LIVER PROTEIN; RETINOID X RECEPTOR ALPHA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTE; KERATINOCYTE SERUM FREE MEDIUM; LIVER CELL CULTURE; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERUM; TIME; UREA CYCLE; WESTERN BLOTTING; WILLIAMS MEDIUM E; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATOCYTES; KERATINOCYTES; LIVER GLYCOGEN; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENOTYPE; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UREA;

RATTUS;

EID: 33846246785     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.10.017     Document Type: Article

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