Maternal cholestasis does not affect the ontogenic pattern of expression of the Na+/Taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (ntcp) in the fetal and neonatal rat liver
Arrese M, Trauner M, Ananthanarayanan M, Boyer J, Suchy F. Maternal cholestasis does not affect the ontogenic pattern of expression of the Na+/Taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (ntcp) in the fetal and neonatal rat liver. Hepatology 1998, 28: 789-795. PMID: 9731574, DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile duct ligationWeeks of ageBile acid transporterFetal lifeCommon bile duct ligationOntogenic patternMaternal obstructive cholestasisBile acid excretionMRNA levelsEffect of cholestasisSham-operated animalsSteady-state mRNA levelsFunction of NTCPAcid transportersNeonatal rat liverPostnatal time pointsDays of ageMaternal cholestasisBasolateral bile acid transportersPregnant ratsCholestatic ratsLiver weightObstructive cholestasisDuct ligationMC group