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Research Article

Functional involvement of organic cation transporter1 (OCT1/Oct1) in the hepatic uptake of organic cations in humans and rats

K.-I. Umehara Drug Metabolism Research Laboratories, Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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T. Iwatsubo Drug Metabolism Research Laboratories, Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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K. Noguchi Drug Metabolism Research Laboratories, Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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H. Kamimura Drug Metabolism Research Laboratories, Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
Pages 818-831 | Received 14 May 2007, Accepted 30 Jun 2007, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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