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Multidrug resistance associated proteins as determining factors of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs.
Current drug metabolism - 1 Dec 2007
Yu Xue-Qing, Xue Charlie Changli, Wang Guangji, Zhou Shu-Feng
Abstract excerpt
The multidrug resistance associated proteins (MRP1, MRP2, MRP3, MRP4, MRP5, MRP6, MRP7, MRP8 and MRP9) belong to the ATP-binding cassette superfamily (ABCC family) of transporters. They are expressed differentially in the liver, kidney, intestine, brain and other tissues. These transporters are localized to the apical and/or basolateral membrane of the hepatocytes, enterocytes, renal proximal tubule cells and...
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