N-acetylcysteine improves the viability of human hepatocytes isolated from severely steatotic donor liver tissue

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1487-1492

  Sagias, Filippos G ^a   Mitry, Ragai R ^a   Hughes, Robin D ^a   Lehec, Sharon C ^a   Patel, Ameet G ^a   Rela, Mohamed ^a   Mieli Vergani, Giorgina ^a   Heaton, Nigel D ^a   Dhawan, Anil ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Donor liver; Hepatocyte transplantation; N acetylcysteine; Steatosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATOCYTE TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER PERFUSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE PERFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; AGED; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SURVIVAL; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 78651520743     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/096368910X514620     Document Type: Article

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