Regulation of bile acid synthesis. II. E
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Douglas M. Heuman; Z. Reno Vlahcevic; Marsha L. Bailey; Phillip B. Hylemon
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Article
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1988
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Bile acid synthesis is believed to be regulated by bile salts returning to the liver via the portal vein and suppressing cholesterol 7a-hydroxylase, the rate-limiting enzyme in the bile acid biosynthesis pathway. In order to characterize the relative effectiveness of bile salts in regulating bile ac