Intrinsic clearances of seven diverse compounds in rat liver microsomes were measured at intracellular pH 7.0 and extracellular pH 7.4. The obtained values were quite close for each compound. These results confirm the validity of the recently published novel equations for calculation of hepatic clearance and drug time course in liver that account for pH differences in extracellular water and hepatocytes.
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