Evaluation of a hybrid artificial liver module with liver lobule-like structure in rats with liver failure

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-61

  Aoki, K ^a   Mizumoto, H ^a   Nakazawa, K ^b   Funatsu, K ^a   Kajiwara, T ^a,c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KITAKYUSHU   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animal experimentation; Bioartificial liver; Hepatocytes; Liver regeneration; Organoid; Tissue culture techniques

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BLOOD; LIVER; RATS; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; ARTIFICIAL LIVER SUPPORT SYSTEMS; BIOARTIFICIAL LIVER; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; HEPATOCYTES; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER REGENERATION; ORGANOIDS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LIVER; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELL AGGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPERIMENTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 41049113850     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880803100108     Document Type: Article

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