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Fundamentals of liver anatomy and physiology in a nutshell.

Liver functions, causes of liver damage, treatment methodologies, bio-artificial liver, and extra-corporeal liver assist device.

Description of the differences between primary, immortalized, fresh and cryo-preserved primary hepatocytes as replacement models.

Test your knowledge about the 3Rs in liver research.

In this video two students from the Reutlingen University explain their idea of a more three-dimensional liver-on-a-chip system and why it is more comparable to in vivo conditions

The article gives an overview about the liver cells on a chip and 3D culture systems (including discussion of methods, the advantages and disadvantages of organ-on-a-chip models).

Test your knowledge about the 3Rs in liver research.