Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2011; 17(19): 2397-2406
Published online May 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i19.2397
Figure 2
Figure 2 Hepatocyte-specific support functions in human serum. Concentrations of acetylcholine (CHE) activity (A), glutamine (Gln) synthesis (B), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity (C) and glucose (Glu) concentrations (D) in the medium of each group. aIndicates significant difference vs Hep-N group; bIndicates significant difference vs homo-hepatocytes cultured by various concentrations of liver failure serum (Hep-F) group. Hep-N: Hepatocytes homo-cultured with normal serum; Co-N:Hepatocytes co-cultured with normal serum; Co-F: Liver failure serum.