Beneficial Effects of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells on Porcine Hepatocyte Viability and Albumin Secretion

Figure 6

Viability of coencapsulated hepatocytes and MSC. (a) Representative images of Alg-encapsulated hepatocytes alone or with MSC after 4 days of culture. Upper panels present bright-field images, middle panels present viable cells (FDA staining), and lower panels present nonviable cells (PI staining). (b) Quantification at day 3. Values are expressed as % of the total cell area (). Quantification has been performed using ImageJ.

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