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Bile secretion-models, mechanisms, and malfunctions. A perspective on the development of modern cellular and molecular concepts of bile secretion and cholestasis

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Boyer, J.L. Bile secretion-models, mechanisms, and malfunctions. A perspective on the development of modern cellular and molecular concepts of bile secretion and cholestasis. J Gastroenterol 31, 475–481 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02355044

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