Evidence for an ATP-independent long-chain phosphatidylcholine translocator in hepatocyte membranes

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 6 36-6, 1997, Pages

  Fuchs, Michael ^a,b   Carey, Martin C ^a   Cohen, David E ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

'Flippase'; Biliary lipid secretion; Canalicular plasma membrane; P glycoprotein; Proteoliposomes

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARRIER PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; LIPOSOME; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MERCAPTOETHANOL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PRONASE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; LIVER CELL MEMBRANE; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031431585     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.273.6.g1312     Document Type: Article

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