Prospect of in vitro Bile Fluids Collection in Improving Cell-Based Assay of Liver Function

The liver plays a pivotal role in the clearance of drugs. Reliable assays for liver function are crucial for various metabolism investigation, including toxicity, disease, and pre-clinical testing for drug development. Bile is an aqueous secretion of a functioning liver. Analyses of bile are used to...

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Main Authors: Astia Rizki-Safitri, Fumiya Tokito, Masaki Nishikawa, Minoru Tanaka, Kazuya Maeda, Hiroyuki Kusuhara, Yasuyuki Sakai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Toxicology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ftox.2021.657432/full