Laparoscopy-Assisted Creation of a Liver Failure Model in Pigs
We created a hepatic failure pig model that was suitable for the assessment of cell therapies, such as hepatocyte transplantation and bioartificial livers, using a laparoscopic surgical technique. In our model, all of three hepatic arteries were resected, 5, 7.5, or 10 ml of carbon tetrachloride (CC...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2008-01-01
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Series: | Cell Transplantation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3727/000000008783906973 |