| Literature DB >> 8294161 |
J C Gerlach1, J Brombacher, J M Courtney, P Neuhaus.
Abstract
A comparison of nonenzymatic and enzymatic hepatocyte isolation was performed on pig livers. The collagenase perfusion showed superior results: mean viability 72 +/- 10% versus a maximum viability of 21% using EDTA-perfusion. A five-step collagenase perfusion technique, developed for pig livers enables larger scale investigations, in order to develop methods for hepatocyte cultures in therapeutical liver cell perfusion systems.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8294161
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Artif Organs ISSN: 0391-3988 Impact factor: 1.595