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Artificial Liver
Serum-free cultured hepatocytes propagated and characterized for downstream applications
April 11th, 2006
Serum-free cultured hepatocytes are propagated and characterized for downstream applications. According to recent research published in the journal Cell and Tissue Research, "Hepatocyte transplantation is considered an alternative to whole organ transplantation. "However, the availability of human cadaveric livers for the isolation of transplantation-quality hepatocytes is increasingly restricted. Xenogeneic porcine hepatocytes may therefore serve as an alternate cell resource." "The propagation of hepatocytes is often necessary to yield a sufficient cell number for downstream applications in xenotransplantation and in, for...
Source: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week (2006-04-11)
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