Effects of L-proline on phase I and phase II xenobiotic biotransformation capacities of rat and human hepatocytes in long-term collagen gel cultures

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-53

  Beken, S ^a   De Smet, K ^a   Depreter, M ^a   Roels, F ^a   Vercruysse, A ^a   Rogiers, V ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Albumin secretion; Collagen gel immobilisation.; Collagen gel sandwich; Cytochrome P450 dependent enzymes; Glutathione S transferases; Microsomal epoxide hydrase

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; COLLAGEN GEL; CYTOCHROME P450; EPOXIDE HYDROLASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PROLINE; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STELLATE CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035131806     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290102900102     Document Type: Article

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