Characterization of crystallization pathways during cholesterol precipitation from human gallbladder biles: Identical pathways to corresponding model biles with three predominating sequences

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2539-2549

  Wang, David Q H ^a   Carey, Martin C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

bile salts; bilirubinate; calcium; chelation; gallstones; microscopy; phase diagrams; phospholipid

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CHELATION; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; GALLBLADDER MUCOSA; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; CRYSTALLIZATION; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS;

EID: 0030454457     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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