Long-term culture of primary hepatocytes: New matrices and microfluidic devices

Hepatology International

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-22

  Burkhardt, Britta ^a   Martinez Sanchez, Juan José ^a   Bachmann, Anastasia ^a   Ladurner, Ruth ^a   Nüssler, Andreas K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drug induced hepatotoxicity; Hydrogels; Long term culture; Matrices; Microfluidic devices; Primary hepatocytes; Scaffolds; Three dimensional culture

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD;

CELL COUNT; COMPLEX FORMATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SCREENING; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL CULTURE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER STRUCTURE; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICAL DEVICE; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MONITORING; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 84895911029     PISSN: 19360533     EISSN: 19360541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12072-013-9487-3     Document Type: Review

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