Enhanced growth and hepatic differentiation of fetal liver epithelial cells through combinational and temporal adjustment of soluble factors

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 440-448

  Qian, Lichuan ^a   Krause, Diane S ^b   Saltzman, W Mark ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

FLEC; Hepatocyte growth factor; Hepatocytes; Stem cells; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN SECRETION; ASCORBIC ACIDS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL THERAPY; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CULTURE INITIATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE METHODS; CULTURE SYSTEMS; ENHANCED GROWTH; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FETAL LIVER; FLEC; HEPATIC DIFFERENTIATION; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HEPATOCYTES; LIVER CELLS; LIVER TISSUE; LONG-TERM GOALS; MAXIMAL VALUES; OPTIMAL GROWTH; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; STANDARD CONDITIONS; TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS;

KETONES; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PEPTIDES; STEM CELLS; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

CELL CULTURE;

ALBUMIN; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCOGEN; MERCAPTOETHANOL; NICOTINAMIDE; ONCOSTATIN M; SCATTER FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FETAL LIVER EPITHELIAL CELL; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE MEDIA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GLYCOGEN; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; LIVER; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; ONCOSTATIN M; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84857710361     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201100184     Document Type: Article

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