Enhancement of cell function through heterotypic cell-cell interactions using E-cadherin-expressing NIH3T3 cells

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 679-682

  Ito, Akira ^a   Kiyohara, Takehiko ^a   Kawabe, Yoshinori ^a   Ijima, Hiroyuki ^a   Kamihira, Masamichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

co culture; E cadherin; fibroblast; gene transfer; hepatocyte; keratinocyte

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; FIBROBLASTS; FLOW INTERACTIONS;

ALBUMIN SECRETION; CELL CELL CONTACTS; CELL CELL INTERACTIONS; CELL FUNCTIONS; E CADHERIN; EPITHELIAL CELL ADHESION; HEPATOCYTES; HIGH-FREQUENCY (HF); KERATINOCYTES (KC); NIH 3T3 CELLS; RAT HEPATOCYTES;

CELLS;

ALBUMIN; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; KERATINOCYTE; LIVER CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NIH 3T3 CELLS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

RATTUS;

EID: 47149118549     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.105.679     Document Type: Article

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