Evaluation of Azathioprine-Induced Cytotoxicity in an <i>In Vitro</i> Rat Hepatocyte System

<table>Glutathione and xanthine oxidase dependence of AZA towards rat hepatocytes. NAC,<i> N</i>-acetylcysteine; <svg height="13.625" id="M5" style="vertical-align:-0.0pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 5.9749999 13.625" width="5.9749999" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>significant compared to AZA (400 <i>μ</i>M).</table>

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Evaluation of Azathioprine-Induced Cytotoxicity in an In Vitro Rat Hepatocyte System

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