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Bile Acids and Salts

"Bile Acids and Salts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Steroid acids and salts. The primary bile acids are derived from cholesterol in the liver and usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. The secondary bile acids are further modified by bacteria in the intestine. They play an important role in the digestion and absorption of fat. They have also been used pharmacologically, especially in the treatment of gallstones.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Bile Acids and Salts" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Bile Acids and Salts" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 44 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 1991
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