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Bile Phospholipids : Origin and Function

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The Hepatobiliary System

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Hepatic bile is an aqueous medium containing, under normal conditions, 2–4 g of total solids per 100 ml. The main components are bile salts, phospholipids, cholesterol and electrolytes, with smaller amounts of bile pigments and proteins. The concentration of lipids in bile varies during the day, and wide species differences have also been reported. The gall bladder concentrates hepatic bile by reabsorbing sodium chloride and water in isotonic proportions (1). This process accounts for most of the differences between hepatic and gall bladder bile.

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Hauton, J.C. (1976). Bile Phospholipids : Origin and Function. In: Taylor, W. (eds) The Hepatobiliary System. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8900-6_25

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