title: Hepatocyte xenotransplantation.
abstract: Xenotransplantation of hepatocytes is a future promise to treat liver diseases when there is a formal indication for transplantation. In this chapter, we describe techniques for hepatocyte xenotransplantation. The process was divided into three main steps: hepatocyte isolation, transplantation, and identification of donor cells in the recipient. Tips for each procedure are described at the notes section at the end of this chapter.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Comunicação Celular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Katia R F
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Lima-Quaresma
authors.forename: Andre Gustavo
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Bonavita
authors.forename: Matheus Kafuri
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Cytrangulo
authors.forename: Marcelo Alves
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Luiz Anastácio
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Alves
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000637:transplantation*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods; D013552:Swine; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000379:methods*