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bile acid

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bile acid [′bīl ′as·əd]
(biochemistry)
Any of the liver-produced steroid acids, such as taurocholic acid and glycocholic acid, that appear in the bile as sodium salts.


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Through the binding of bile salts and reduced intestinal reabsorption, bile acid sequestrants effectively disrupt this pathway and have been reported to reduce the symptoms of ochratoxin (Kerkadi et al.
It somehow affects the secretion of cholesterol and bile acids by the liver into the gallbladder," explains Diehl.
There are several types of drugs available for cholesterol lowering including statins, bile acid sequestrants, nicotinic acid, and fibric acids.
 
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