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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2010
Hitoshi Matsui, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuyuki Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Teruo Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Shoji Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Yukiko Tsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Matsui, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuyuki Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
Teruo Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Shoji Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Yukiko Tsuda, Tokyo, JP;
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Chemical Medience Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for culturing hepatocytes, wherein hepatocytes embedded in an extracellular matrix is placed on a gas-permeable membrane and the hepatocytes are cultured while being supplied with oxygen from the gas-permeable membrane side. By this, the polarity in the hepatocytes can be induced and a bile canaliculus can be formed in a short period of time. Further, the formed polarity can be maintained for a longer period.