Liver tissue model accurately replicates hepatocyte metabolism, response to toxins

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Grantee News
July 20, 2016

A team of researchers have created a 'liver on a chip,' a model of liver tissue that replicates the metabolic variations found throughout the organ and more accurately reflects the distinctive patterns of liver damage caused by exposure to environmental toxins, including pharmaceutical overdose.