Bile acids [[electronic resource] ] : toxicology and bioactivity / / edited by Gareth Jenkins, Laura J. Hardie
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| Autore: |
Jenkins Gareth (Gareth J.)
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| Titolo: |
Bile acids [[electronic resource] ] : toxicology and bioactivity / / edited by Gareth Jenkins, Laura J. Hardie
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, : SC Pub., c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 612/.01577 |
| Soggetto topico: | Bile acids - Physiological effect |
| Bile acids - Toxicology | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
HardieLaura J
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Bile acids |
| ISBN: | 1-84755-833-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910455259903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Issues in Toxicology