Article
Human fetal enterocytes in vitro: modulation of the phenotype by extracellular matrix.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 23 Jul 1996
Sanderson I R, Ezzell R M, Kedinger M, Erlanger M, Xu Z X, Pringault E, Leon-Robine S, Louvard D, Walker W A
Abstract excerpt
The differentiation of small intestinal epithelial cells may require stimulation by microenvironmental factors in vivo. In this study, the effects of mesenchymal and luminal elements in nonmalignant epithelia] cells isolated from the human fetus were studied in vitro. Enterocytes from the human fetus were cultured and microenvironmental factors were added in stages, each stage more closely approximating the...
Topics
- Alkaline Phosphatase
- Basement Membrane
- Biomarkers
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Division
- Cell Survival
- Cells, Cultured
- Collagen
- Drug Combinations
- Electrophysiology
- Extracellular Matrix
- Fetus
- Gestational Age