A rapid two-step method for isolation of functional primary mouse hepatocytes: Cell characterization and asialoglycoprotein receptor based assay development

Cytotechnology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-195

  Severgnini, Mariano ^a   Sherman, Jennifer ^a   Sehgal, Alfica ^a   Jayaprakash, Narayanannair K ^a   Aubin, Justin ^a   Wang, Gang ^a   Zhang, Ligang ^a   Peng, Chang G ^a   Yucius, Kristina ^a   Butler, Jim ^a   Fitzgerald, Kevin ^a  

^a ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR); GalNAc; Hepatocytes; Two step isolation method

Indexed keywords

ASIALOGLYCOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE CONJUGATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; FEMALE; FETUS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LIGAND BINDING; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CULTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 84858657146     PISSN: 09209069     EISSN: 15730778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10616-011-9407-0     Document Type: Article

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