Characterization of the uptake of rocuronium and digoxin in human hepatocytes: Carrier specificity and comparison with in vivo data

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 506-510

  Olinga, Peter ^a,c   Merema, Marjolijn ^a   Hof, Ingrid H ^a   Slooff, Maarten J H ^b   Proost, Johannes H ^a   Meijer, Dirk K F ^a   Groothuis, Geny M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; K STROPHANTHIN GAMMA; PROCAINAMIDE ETHOBROMIDE; QUININE; ROCURONIUM; TAUROCHOLIC ACID;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG TRANSPORT; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ANDROSTANOLS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DIGOXIN; HUMANS; LIVER; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS;

EID: 0031836110     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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