Application of three-dimensional culture conditions to human embryonic stem cell-derived definitive endoderm cells enhances hepatocyte differentiation and functionality

Tissue Engineering - Part A

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 360-367

  Ramasamy, Thamil Selvee ^a,c   Yu, Jason S L ^a   Selden, Clare ^b   Hodgson, Humphery ^b   Cui, Wei ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL GROWTH; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG THERAPY; MONOLAYERS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); STEM CELLS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

3-D CULTURE SYSTEM; 3D CULTURE; CARCINOMA CELLS; CELL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; COMPLEX NATURE; EMBRYONIC STEMS; HEPATOCYTES; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMAN HEPATOCYTES; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; LIVER DISEASE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; PLURIPOTENT; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; ROCK INHIBITORS; SEQUENTIAL APPLICATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CULTURE;

CELL CULTURE;

TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ARTICLE; BATCH CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENDODERM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; LIVER CELL; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ENDODERM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872109496     PISSN: 19373341     EISSN: 1937335X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2012.0190     Document Type: Article

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