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A preliminary study for constructing a bioartificial liver device with induced pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatocytes
1 Jan 2012
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BACKGROUND: Bioartificial liver systems, designed to support patients with liver failure, are composed of bioreactors and functional hepatocytes. Immunological rejection of the embedded hepatocytes by the host immune system is a serious concern that crucially degrades the performance of the device. Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are considered a desirable source for bioartificial liver systems, because...
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