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CARL H. GREENE, M.D., Ph.D.; ELLISTON FARRELL, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1940;65(4):847-869.

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PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BILE ACIDS

The bile acids are formed in the liver and may be considered the specific secretion of that organ. In consequence they are recognized as the most characteristic constituent of the bile. The literature relative to the metabolism of the bile acids has been summarized in the past by Stadelmann¹ and Whipple⁴ and most recently by Sobotka.⁵ The recent literature on the chemistry of the bile acids was reviewed in 1936 (Greene⁶). Since the last two reports there has been increasing progress in this field. These studies may be summarized under several different headings: (1) experimental and clinical studies on the effect of diet on the secretion of bile; (2) the postoperative concentration of bile salts in human bile; (3) the excretion of intravenously injected cholates; (4) experimental and clinical studies on the effect of the administration of bile salts on the composition of bile, and . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW YORK; BROOKLYN

From the Clinic for the Study of Diseases of the Liver and Biliary Tract of the Department of Medicine and the Department of Surgery, New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, New York, and the Long Island College Division of the Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn.