Abstract
Objective: To investigate the effect of digestion enzymes on metabolic biotransformations in suspensions of isolated rat hepatocytes. Isolated rat hepatocytes are a valuable whole cell in vitro tool for drug metabolism and toxicity studies. Several modifications of the original two-stage collagenase perfusion technique (Seglen 1972) have been reported for the preparation of hepatocytes. However, there are very limited published data on the influence of isolation procedures on phase 1 and phase 2 biotransformations in rat hepatocytes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | A16 |
Journal | Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | S1 |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |