Primary rat hepatocytes form spheroids on hepatocyte growth factor/heparin-immobilized collagen film and maintain high albumin production

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-233

  Ijima, Hiroyuki ^a   Kubo, Takafumi ^a   Hou, Yung Te ^a  

^a Grad Sch Eng   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animal cell culture engineering; Artificial organs; Cell engineering; Heparin; Hepatocyte growth factor; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

CELL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL CROSS-LINKING; COLLAGEN FILMS; HEPARIN; HEPATOCYTE; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HEPATOCYTES; MITOCHONDRIAL ACTIVITY; RAT HEPATOCYTES;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BIOACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN; CROSSLINKING; ENGINEERING; FILM GROWTH; MONOLAYERS; PEPTIDES; POLYSACCHARIDES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE;

ALBUMIN; COLLAGEN; HEPARIN; SCATTER FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; IMMOBILIZATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPHEROID CELL; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 67651121678     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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