Coculture with mesenchymal stem cells results in improved viability and function of human hepatocytes

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 73-83

  Fitzpatrick, Emer ^a   Wu, Yue ^a   Dhadda, Paramjeet ^a   Hughes, Robin D ^a   Mitry, Ragai R ^a   Qin, Hong ^a   Lehec, Sharon C ^a   Heaton, Nigel D ^a   Dhawan, Anil ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Hepatocyte transplantation; Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL THERAPY; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; HEPATOCYTE TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MONOCULTURE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD; UREA CYCLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; METABOLISM; TIME;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; MALE; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84921737129     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: 15553892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/096368913X674080     Document Type: Article

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