Bile Acid Physiology
The primary bile acids (BAs) are synthetized from cholesterol in the liver, conjugated to glycine or taurine to increase their solubility, secreted into bile, concentrated in the gallbladder during fasting, and expelled in the intestine in response to dietary fat. BAs are also bio-transformed in the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-11-01
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Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119310385 |