Large animal models for testing bioartificial liver support systems
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Porcine Liver Transplantation Without Veno-Venous Bypass As an Extended Criteria Donor Model
Published on: August 17, 2022
N R Frühauf1, G M Kaiser, S A Nosser
1Dep. of General and Transplant Surgery, University Essen, Germany.
Abstract:
After development of a flat membrane bioreactor using primary hepatocytes (FMB) further preclinical investigations were necessary. To study safety and efficiency of liver support systems there is a need for a well-defined large animal model.

