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hepatic bile

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hepatic bile,
a "C" form of bile obtained from a duodenal drainage tube after the gallbladder has been emptied.


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KEY WORDS: atherosclerosis, cholesterol, colesevelam HCl, liver X receptor (LXR), reverse cholesterol transport INTRODUCTION Bile acid sequestrants (BAS) interrupt enterohepatic bile acid recirculation, thereby decreasing hepatic bile acid stores and promoting low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor upregulation to provide the cholesterol necessary for bile acid synthesis.
 
 
 
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