Hepatocellular transport and secretion of biliary lipids

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 295-302

  Cohen, David E ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MARION BESSIN LIVER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE SALT; CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

BILE SECRETION; CELL SECRETION; CELL TRANSPORT; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER CELL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BILIARY TRACT; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; LIVER;

EID: 0032825785     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041433-199908000-00002     Document Type: Review

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