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Cholescintigraphic measurement of liver function: how is it different from other methods?

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We thank Mr. Bob Crummett, graphic artist, Tuality Community Hospital, Hillsboro, OR for Figs. 1 and 2 and Mrs. Judith Hayes, Chief Librarian, Tuality Community Hospital, Hillsboro, OR, for review of the manuscript and suggestions.

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Appendix

Appendix

ALP:

Alkaline phosphatase

ALT:

Alanine aminotransferase

AST:

Aspartate aminotransferase

BSEP:

Bile salt export protein

FFA:

Free fatty acids

HIDA:

Hepatic iminodiacetic acid

IL:

Interleukin

MDR:

Multidrug resistance protein

MPT:

Mitochondrial permeability transition pores

MRP:

Multidrug resistance-associated protein

NF-κB:

Nuclear factor-kappa B

NTCP:

Sodium taurocholate cotransport protein

OATP:

Organic anion transport protein

OC:

Organic cation pump

RER:

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

SER:

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

TGF-β:

Transforming growth factor-β

TNF-α:

Tumor necrosis factor-α

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Krishnamurthy, G.T., Krishnamurthy, S. Cholescintigraphic measurement of liver function: how is it different from other methods?. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 33, 1103–1106 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-006-0182-7

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