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International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapy Volume 1 (2016), Article ID 1:IJCPP-120, 3 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3501/2016/120
Commentary
The Past, Current, and Future Application of Cryopreserved Human Hepatocytes in Drug Development

Xiao Mei Zhuang1 and Chuang Lu2*

1State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, China
2Department of Drug Metabolism and Disposition, Sanofi, Massachusetts, USA
Dr. Chuang Lu, Department of Drug Metabolism and Disposition, Sanofi, 153 second Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451, USA, Tel: 978- 257-9401; E-mail: chuanglu7@gmail.com
04 December 2016; 15 December 2016; 17 December 2016
Zhuang XM, Lu C (2016) The Past, Current, and Future Application of Cryopreserved Human Hepatocytes in Drug Development. Int J Clin Pharmacol Pharmacother 1: 120. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3501/2016/120

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