The effect of biliary drainage upon the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver*

Synthesis of cholesterol and fatty acids was measured in vitro in the livers of rats from which the bile had been drained for various periods of time, and in control rats with normal enterohepatic circulation. Cholic and chenodeoxycholic acids were excreted at an initial rate of more than 5 mg per h...

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Main Authors: N.B. Myant, Howard A. Eder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1961-10-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520404808