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Establishment of a new human cell line, LI90, exhibiting characteristics of hepatic Ito (fat-storing) cells.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology - 1 Jun 1995
Murakami K, Abe T, Miyazawa M, Yamaguchi M, Masuda T, Matsuura T, Nagamori S, Takeuchi K, Abe K, Kyogoku M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Thus far, human hepatic Ito (fat-storing) cell lines have not been established. Therefore, functional characteristics of Ito cells have not been fully investigated. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We established a new cell line, LI90, that exhibited characteristics compatible with those of Ito cells from a human hepatic mesenchymal tumor. LI90 cells were examined with phase-contrast microscopy,...
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