1997
Enterohepatic circulation of scymnol sulfate in an elasmobranch, the little skate (Raja erinacea)
Fricker G, Wössner R, Drewe J, Fricker R, Boyer J. Enterohepatic circulation of scymnol sulfate in an elasmobranch, the little skate (Raja erinacea). American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 273: g1023-g1030. PMID: 9374698, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.273.5.g1023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnterohepatic circulationScymnol sulfateBile alcohol sulfatesBile flowBiliary secretionCholeretic effectMajor bile saltsHepatic uptakeHepatic eliminationIntestinal epitheliumBileLiverSkate liverHepatic transportSpecific transport mechanismsBile alcoholsMajor metaboliteFirst direct demonstrationBile saltsCholyltaurinePerfusateLittle skatePolar metabolitesCompetitive mannerDirect demonstration
1988
Characteristics of L-alanine uptake in freshly isolated hepatocytes of elasmobranch Raja erinacea
Ballatori N, Boyer J. Characteristics of L-alanine uptake in freshly isolated hepatocytes of elasmobranch Raja erinacea. American Journal Of Physiology 1988, 254: r801-r808. PMID: 3364608, DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1988.254.5.r801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutral amino acid transport systemElasmobranch Raja erinaceaMajor gluconeogenic precursorMM alanineSodium-dependent systemAmino acid transport systemsRaja erinaceaHepatic uptakeHepatic concentrationsAcid transport systemL-alanine uptakeAminotransferase activityTumor cellsSpecific transport mechanismsMeAIB transportGluconeogenic precursorsSaturable mechanismSkate hepatocytesHepatocytesAlanine metabolismGlucose releaseMeAIBHepatocyte suspensionsRat hepatocytesUptake