Culture of porcine hepatocytes or bile duct epithelial cells by inductive serum-free media

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 218-233

  Caperna, Thomas J ^a   Blomberg, Le Ann ^a   Garrett, Wesley M ^a   Talbot, Neil C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Cholangiocyte; Duct; Hepatocyte; P 450; Serum free; glutamyl transpeptidase

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 79956160347     PISSN: 10712690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11626-010-9382-3     Document Type: Article

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