Hepatocytes : Methods and Protocols - Maurel, Patrick; SpringerLink (Online service) (Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2010)
General Review on In Vitro Hepatocyte Models and Their Applications -- Human Foetal Hepatocytes: Isolation, Characterization, and Transplantation -- Isolation and Culture of Primary Hepatocytes from Resected Human Liver Tissue -- Optimisation of the Cryopreservation of Primary Hepatocytes -- Cryopreservation of Human Hepatocytes for Clinical Use -- Hepatocyte Differentiation -- Reversible Manipulation of Apoptosis Sensitivity in Cultured Hepatocytes by Matrix-Mediated Manipulation of Signaling Activities -- Markers and Signaling Factors for Stem Cell Differentiation to Hepatocytes: Lessons from Developmental Studies -- Hepatic Stem Cells -- Hepatic Stem Cells and Liver Development -- Generation of Hepatocytes from Human Embryonic Stem Cells -- Isolation and Culture of Adult Human Liver Progenitor Cells: In Vitro Differentiation to Hepatocyte-Like Cells -- The HepaRG Cell Line: Biological Properties and Relevance as a Tool for Cell Biology, Drug Metabolism, and Virology Studies -- Transdifferentiation of Pancreatic Cells to Hepatocytes -- Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Drug-Drug Interactions, and In Vitro Hepatotoxicity with Cryopreserved Human Hepatocytes -- The Use of Human Hepatocytes to Investigate Drug Metabolism and CYP Enzyme Induction -- The Use of Hepatocytes to Investigate UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases and Sulfotransferases -- The Use of Hepatocytes to Investigate Drug Uptake Transporters -- Metabonomic Studies on Human Hepatocyte in Primary Culture -- The Application of HepRG Cells in Evaluation of Cytochrome P450 Induction Properties of Drug Compounds -- The Use of Hepatocytes to Investigate Drug Toxicity -- The Use of Human Hepatocytes to Investigate Bile Acid Synthesis -- Use of Human Hepatocytes to Investigate Blood Coagulation Factor -- Use of Human Hepatocytes to Investigate HCV Infection -- The Use of Hepatocytes to Investigate HDV Infection: The HDV/HepaRG Model -- Rodent Models of Liver Repopulation -- Chimeric Mice with Humanized Liver: Tools for the Study of Drug Metabolism, Excretion, and Toxicity -- Bioartificial Liver Support Systems -- Human Hepatocyte Transplantation.
Keywords: Human physiology; Molecular biology; Hepatology; Human Physiology; Molecular Medicine; Hepatology