Increases in biliary cholesterol-to-bile acid ratio in pregnant hamsters fed low and high levels of cholesterol

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 2 47-2, 2003, Pages

  Yao, Lihang ^a   Dawson, Paul A ^b   Woollett, Laura A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gallstones; Gestation

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; CHOLESTEROL; STEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BILE LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CHOLESTEROL STONE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAMSTER; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STONE FORMATION;

EID: 0037305681     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00332.2002     Document Type: Article

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