Study of the crosstalk between hepatocytes and endothelial cells using a novel multicompartmental bioreactor: A comparison between connected cultures and cocultures

Tissue Engineering - Part A

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3635-3644

  Guzzardi, Maria Angela ^a,b   Vozzi, Federico ^a,c   Ahluwalia, Arti Devi ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; CELL CULTURE; CROSSTALK; GLUCOSE; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROCIRCULATION; NITRIC OXIDE; SELF ASSEMBLY; UREA;

CO-CULTURE SYSTEM; CO-CULTURES; COCULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DYNAMIC CONDITION; GLUCOSE CONSUMPTION; HEPATOCYTE FUNCTIONS; HEPATOCYTES; HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; METABOLIC ACTIVITY;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

ALBUMIN; GLUCOSE; NITRIC OXIDE; UREA;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GLUCOSE INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; MULTICOMPARTMENTAL BIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 72649085963     PISSN: 19373341     EISSN: 1937335X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2008.0695     Document Type: Article

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