An emulsifying agent produced in the LIVER and secreted into the DUODENUM. Its composition includes BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; and ELECTROLYTES. It aids DIGESTION of fats in the duodenum.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001646
altLabel
Biliary Sludge
Sludge, Biliary
AN
stasis = CHOLESTASIS; drugs stimulating or increasing flow of bile = CHOLAGOGUES AND CHOLERETICS
AQL
CH CY DE DG EN IM ME MI PH PS RE VI
cui
C0282074
C0005388
DC
1
definition
An emulsifying agent produced in the LIVER and secreted into the DUODENUM. Its composition includes BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; and ELECTROLYTES. It aids DIGESTION of fats in the duodenum.