title: Synergistic effects of tethered growth factors and adhesion ligands on DNA synthesis and function of primary hepatocytes cultured on soft synthetic hydrogels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Geeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Courtney M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lesniewski
authors.forename: Roger D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kamm
authors.forename: Linda G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D008297:Male; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005353:Fibronectins; D020100:Hydrogels; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D004247:DNA; C483803:Egfr protein, rat; D066246:ErbB Receptors