Use of precision-cut rat liver slices for studies of xenobiotic metabolism and toxicity: Comparison of the Krumdieck and Brendel tissue slicers

Xenobiotica

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 361-371

  Price, R J ^a   Ball, S E ^b   Renwick, A B ^a   Barton, P T ^a   Beamand, J A ^a   Lake, B G ^a  

^a BIBRA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIVER; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER SLICE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; LIVER; MALE; MICROTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TOXICITY TESTS; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0031967151     PISSN: 00498254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/004982598239470     Document Type: Article

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