Effect of β-muricholic acid on the prevention and dissolution of cholesterol gallstones in C57L/J mice1
This study investigated whether β-muricholic acid, a natural trihydroxy hydrophilic bile acid of rodents, acts as a biliary cholesterol-desaturating agent to prevent cholesterol gallstones and if it facilitates the dissolution of gallstones compared with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). For gallstone pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2002-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520327711 |