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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778314103321

Autore

Jenkins Gareth (Gareth J.)

Titolo

Bile acids [[electronic resource] ] : toxicology and bioactivity / / edited by Gareth Jenkins, Laura J. Hardie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : SC Pub., c2008

ISBN

1-84755-833-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Collana

Issues in toxicology

Altri autori (Persone)

HardieLaura J

Disciplina

612/.01577

Soggetti

Bile acids - Physiological effect

Bile acids - Toxicology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Publicity_9780854048465; i_iv; v_vi; vii_xii; 001_013; 014_047; 048_071; 072_083; 084_099; 100_121; 122_140; 141_158; 159_163

Sommario/riassunto

Bile acids are increasingly being seen as extremely important carcinogenic agents in cancers of the bile duct, liver, colon, rectum, and oesophagus. They are essential agents involved in lipid digestion and absorption in mammals, however, they also play wide-ranging roles in a variety of disease states ranging from diabetes to cancer. They have evolved exquisite mechanisms for controlling their own synthesis and to ensure that they are produced at correct concentrations and also kept in the correct anatomical environment. It is only when these fine levels of controls are breached that Bile aci