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ARTIFICIAL LIVER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- artificial liver
1, record 1, English, artificial%20liver
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hu and members of his laboratory are working to develop an artificial liver that might buy enough time for a faltering liver to recuperate or a failed liver to be replaced. His design combines man-made machinery with a colony of liver cells, called hepatocytes. Hu's experimental device uses pig cells because they are similar to human cells and more readily available. Unlike the heart, which has one major physiologic function, the liver is a complex metabolic factory with multiple functions essential for survival," Hu said. "A bioartificial liver comprised of viable hepatocytes on a mechanical support is more likely to provide these essential functions than a purely mechanical device." 1, record 1, English, - artificial%20liver
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- foie artificiel
1, record 1, French, foie%20artificiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- foie bioartificiel 1, record 1, French, foie%20bioartificiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des chercheurs de l'université de Tokyo ont développé un foie à base de cellules hépatiques de porc et de cellules hépatiques humaines. Avec cet organe artificiel, les chercheurs japonais ont pu vérifier in vitro, qu'on observait aucune perte des fonctions cellulaires et surtout que les cellules continuent à se multiplier. Ils s'apprêtent maintenant à passer au stade de l'expérimentation in vivo. 1, record 1, French, - foie%20artificiel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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