Taurine increases bile acid pool size and reduces bile saturation index in the hamster
There is evidence that increased availability of taurine enhances the proportion of taurine-conjugated bile acids in bile. To explore the possibility that taurine treatment could also influence hepatic cholesterol and bile acid metabolism, we fed female hamsters for 1 week and measured both the bili...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1987-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752038617X |