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    Dubin-Johnson-like black liver with normal bilirubin level

    Black liver is a common finding in Dubin-Johnson syndrome (DJS), which is caused by the lack of multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (MRP2). Impaired excretion of epinephrine metabolites is believed to be...

    Yoshinao Kobayashi, Tomoaki Ishihara, Morimasa Wada in Journal of Gastroenterology (2004)

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    Recent advances in bilirubin metabolism research: the molecular mechanism of hepatocyte bilirubin transport and its clinical relevance

    Bilirubin is taken up from blood into hepatocytes by sinosuidal membrane transporters and then excreted into bile through the bile canalicular membrane mainly as bilirubin glucuronides. (1) Mechanism of bilir...

    Toshinori Kamisako, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Keisuke Takeuchi in Journal of Gastroenterology (2000)