Isolated rat hepatocyte couplets: a primary secretory unit for electrophysiologic studies of bile secretory function.
Graf J, Gautam A, Boyer J. Isolated rat hepatocyte couplets: a primary secretory unit for electrophysiologic studies of bile secretory function. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1984, 81: 6516-6520. PMID: 6149546, PMCID: PMC391955, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.20.6516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile secretory functionElectrophysiologic studySecretory functionHepatocyte coupletsOrganic anion fluoresceinSteady-state intracellularCanalicular lumenCanalicular vacuoleInput resistanceRat liverCollagenase perfusionIntact liverLiverSecretionParacellular barrierBile canalicular lumenSecretory unitsLumenCellsJunctional pathwayElectrical driving forcePerfusion