The enterohepatic circulation of bile acids in mammals: Form and functions

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2584-2598

  Hofmann, Alan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bile acid; Metabolism; Review

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA;

BILE ACID;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; ENTEROHEPATIC CIRCULATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; PHARMACOKINETICS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; ENTEROHEPATIC CIRCULATION; HUMANS; MAMMALS; PHARMACOKINETICS;

EID: 63849295015     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/3399     Document Type: Article

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