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
Effects of Aramchol on in vitro bile cholesterol crystallization and bile acid detergency
β Scribed by Gijs J. de Bruin; Michele Petruzzelli; Niels G. Venneman; L. Paul van Minnen; Piero Portincasa; Fred M. Konikoff; Karel J. van Erpecum
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 533 KB
- Volume
- 110
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1438-7697
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