Increased urinary excretion of bile alcohol glucuronides in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.

The bile alcohol glucuronides in urine of 12 patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), 10 patients with chronic active hepatitis (CAH), and 6 healthy volunteers were analyzed by capillary gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. In all subjects studied, the major urinary bile alcohol was fo...

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Main Authors: S Weydert-Huijghebaert, G Karlaganis, E L Renner, R Preisig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1989-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752038216X