| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| AhR | aryl-hydrocarbon receptor |
| ALF | acute liver failure |
| ASBT | apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter |
| BCRP | breast cancer resistance protein |
| BDL | bile duct ligation |
| CCl4 | carbon tetrachloride |
| EHBR | Eisai hyperbilirubinemic rats |
| FPTC | fresh proximal tubular cells |
| FXR | farnesoid X receptor |
| HNF | hepatocyte nuclear factor |
| MATE | multidrug and toxin extrusion protein |
| MCT | monocarboxylic acid transporter |
| MDR | multidrug resistance |
| MRP | multidrug resistance protein |
| NASH | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| OAT | organic anion transporter |
| OATP | organic anion transporting polypeptide |
| OCT | organic cation transporter |
| OCTN | organic cation/carnitine transporter |
| OST | organic solute transporter |
| PEPT | peptide transporter |
| PXR | pregnane X receptor |
| RPTEC | human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells; |
| SHP | small heterodimer partner |
| SLC | solute carrier |