Noun
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hepatocyte (plural hepatocytes)
Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the metabolism of protein, carbohydrate and lipid and for detoxification.
Based on an in vitro study using freshly isolated hepatocyte culture, sodium picosulfate is not an inducer of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, or CYP3A4/5. Source: Internet
Using a quantitative model, loss of this “first-pass metabolism” due to portal collateral circulation can account for the hyperammonemia observed in chronic liver disease, and there is usually no need to implicate hepatocyte malfunction. Source: Internet