Mitochondrially-mediated toxicity of bile acids

In the healthy hepatocyte, uptake of bile acids across the basolateral membrane and export via the canalicular export pump, are tightly coupled. Impairment of bile formation or excretion results in cholestasis, characterized by accumulation of bile acids in systemic blood and within the hepatocyte....

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Main Author: Palmeira, Carlos M. (author)
Other Authors: Rolo, Anabela P. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2004
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/5378
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/5378