I usually work with primary hepatocites from rats. Sometime I use HEPG2 or Huh7 for my experiments, but these are cell lines from hepatomas, so I'd like a human hepatocyte cell line from non tumoral cells.
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There is a Primary Human Hepatocytes Webinar coming up that may be helpful and answer any additional questions.
Title: Current State and Future Prospects for Primary Human Hepatocytes in Basic Research Applications Presenter: Edward L. LeCluyse, Ph.D. Principal Scientist, LifeNet Health
Date: June 5, 2018 Duration: 60 minutes Times: 1PM (EST) / 12 PM (CST) To register for the event, visit: SigmaAldrich.com/PHHWebinar
What you will learn:
Current challenges with the use of primary hepatocytes for basic research applications
The state of the art in tissue procurement and hepatocyte isolation techniques; Improved measures for the characterization and validation of primary hepatocytes lots for specific research applications
Efforts towards creating universal standards and quality metrics for the use of human tissues and cells for basic research applications