Hepatocytes from embryonic stem cells: Prometheus revisited?

Hepatology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 829-830

  Liedtke, Christian ^a   Streetz, Konrad L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; AMMONIA; DIAZEPAM; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; LIDOCAINE; SCATTER FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; LIVER CELL; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33947408807     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.21574     Document Type: Note

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