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. 1982 Jan 15;202(1):171–174. doi: 10.1042/bj2020171

Classification and genetic expression of Wistar rats with high and low hepatic microsomal UDP-glucuronosyltransferase activity towards androsterone

Michio Matsui 1, Hiroshi K Watanabe 1
PMCID: PMC1158087  PMID: 6805467

Abstract

Male and female Wistar rats with high and low hepatic microsomal UDP-glucuronosyltransferase activity towards androsterone were classified by partial hepatectomy. The breeding experiments between the classified high-activity and low-activity rats show that the genetic expression of the high transferase activity is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion.

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