A specific HPLC method with UV detection was used to investigate the disposition of morphine and its metabolites in the in-situ rat isolated perfused liver preparation. Livers of male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 4) were perfused under single pass conditions with protein- and erythrocyte-free perfusate, containing 2.66 microM morphine, for up to 90 min. The… (More)