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Related Terms:
taurohyodeoxycholic acid
tauroursodeoxycholic acid
occur
fat
liver
muricholic acid
cholestyramine
duodenum
biliuria
glycochenodeoxycholic acid
emulsification
sodium
glycocholic acid
taurochenodeoxycholic acid
cholic acid
chenodeoxycholic
hypercholanemia
absorption
salt
lithocholic acid
steroid
taurodeoxycholic acid
chenodeoxycholic acid
stomach
neutralize
deoxycholic acid
tauroselcholic acid
taurocholic acid
ursodeoxycholic acid
bile salt
chenodeoxyglycocholic acid
content
dehydrocholic acid
Definitions:
Noun
bile acid
Definition: any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored with bile
Definition: any of the steroid acids produced by the liver, such as cholic acid, that occur in bile as sodium salts and serve to neutralize the contents of the stomach as they enter the duodenum and to aid the emulsification and absorption of fats