A new method to isolate and culture rat kupffer cells.

BACKGROUND: Previous methods for Kupffer cells (KCs) isolation require sophisticated skills and tedious procedures. Few studies have attempted to explore the self-renewal capacity of KCs in vitro. Therefore, the aim of this study was to establish a simple method for rat KCs isolation and further inv...

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Main Authors: Wei-qun Zeng, Ji-qin Zhang, Yue Li, Kang Yang, Yu-pei Chen, Zuo-jin Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3743898?pdf=render