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Comparative analysis of bilirubin glucuronidation activity in 2D- and 3D-cultured human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells

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This study was supported in part by the financial support of the Research Clusters program of Tokushima University (No. 1701001).

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  1. Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, 2272-1 Ishii, Myozai-gun, Tokushima, 779-3233, Japan

    Takayuki Hirano, Maki Hirata, Nhien Thi Nguyen, Quynh Anh Le, Fuminori Tanihara & Takeshige Otoi

  2. Toxicology Laboratory, TAIHO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokushima, Japan

    Takayuki Hirano & Shigeyuki Fujimoto

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Hirano, T., Hirata, M., Fujimoto, S. et al. Comparative analysis of bilirubin glucuronidation activity in 2D- and 3D-cultured human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 56, 277–280 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11626-020-00451-8

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