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Since hepatocytes in primary culture express various differentiated hepatic functions in vitro for a certain period of time, large scale culture of the cells with high density are expected to have many important applications. Particularly, a hybrid artificial liver using normal hepatocytes is expected for an effective treatment of acute hepatic failure.
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Sakai, Y., Suzuki, M. (1991). Formation of Multicellular Aggregates of Adult Rat Hepatocytes. In: Sasaki, R., Ikura, K. (eds) Animal Cell Culture and Production of Biologicals. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3550-4_15
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