The economy of the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids in the baboon. 1. Studies of controlled enterohepatic circulation of bile acids.

A primate model with controlled enterohepatic circulation has been developed which allowed short-term evaluation of bile salt pool size, cycling frequency, and fecal losses. We found that when bile salt secretion into the small bowel was increased above 700 mumol/hr bile acid pool cycling frequency...

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Main Authors: R N Redinger, J W Hawkins, D M Grace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1984-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520377944