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Growth and differentiation of colony-forming human hepatocytes in vitro.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Apr 2006
Yamasaki Chihiro, Tateno Chise, Aratani Akio, Ohnishi Chimoto, Katayama Shigeru, Kohashi Toshihiko, Hino Hiroshi, Marusawa Hiroyuki, Asahara Toshimasa, Yoshizato Katsutoshi
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Parenchymal hepatocytes (PHs) of rat contain colony-forming parenchymal hepatocytes (CF-PHs) as a small fraction. We aimed to demonstrate the presence of CF-PHs in humans and characterize them with respect to growth and differentiation potential. METHODS: Human PHs were co-cultured with Swiss 3T3 cells in the medium containing human serum, EGF, nicontinamide, and ascorbic acid 2-phosphate. To...
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