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Yue Peng, Jing Ma, Tie-Jian Zhao, Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Shu-Min Li, Gui-Yu Li, Graduate School of Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Supported by:National Natural Science Foundation of China, Nos. 81160553 and 81460628; Guangxi Scientific and Technological Development Projects, No. 13349005
Correspondence to: Tie-Jian Zhao, Professor, Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 13 Wuhe Avenue, Nanning 530200, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. ztj-nanning@163.com
Received: September 25, 2014 Revised: October 28, 2014 Accepted: November 12, 2014 Published online: February 18, 2015
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) play an important role in the hepatic physiological and pathological processes, and they have become a hot research topic in recent years. This paper will focus on the isolation, cultivation and identification of LSECs by summarizing and reviewing the latest technologies and methods, with an aim to make a great contribution to the research of LSECs and their roles in the hepatic physiological and pathological processes.
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