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The Hepatic Uptake of Organic Anions: An Overview

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Assessment and Management of Hepatobiliary Disease

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The complex process by which organic anions are efficiently taken up, stored, metabolically modified, and eventually excreted into the bile has been the subject of intensive investigation.

Supported by grants from the Ministero Pubblica Istruzione, Rome, Italy. Drs. M. Persico, N. Orzes and M. Miccio were partially supported by career development awards from the Fondo per lo Studio e la Ricerca Scientifica delle Malattie del Fegato, FVG.

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    Claudio Tiribelli & Nicoletta Orzes

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Tiribelli, C. et al. (1987). The Hepatic Uptake of Organic Anions: An Overview. In: Okolicsányi, L., Csomós, G., Crepaldi, G. (eds) Assessment and Management of Hepatobiliary Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72631-6_5

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