Spheroid array of fetal mouse liver cells constructed on a PEG-gel micropatterned surface: upregulation of hepatic functions by co-culture with nonparenchymal liver cells.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
A spheroid array of fetal mouse liver cells, which comprise various immature cells, was constructed on a PEG-gel micropatterned surface and its hepatic activity and degree of differentiation induction were significantly upregulated by co-culture with nonparenchymal liver cells as feeder-cells.
Medical subject headings
- Coculture Techniques
- Hepatocytes
- Liver
- Microarray Analysis
- Polyethylene Glycols
- Spheroids, Cellular