“…Hepatocytes were isolated from male Wistar rats (250–300 g) by a non‐recirculating, single‐stage, non‐enzymatic perfusion of the livers through the portal vein, following a procedure described by Berry and Friend, 12 with modifications 13 . Briefly, the livers were perfused with Ringer–Lock solution (120 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCl, 24 mM NaHCO 3 , 27 mM sodium citrate, 1% D ‐glucose, pH 7.4) at room temperature at a flow of 7.5–10.0 mL/min for 10 min.…”