| Descriptor English: | Bile | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Bilis
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Bile | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Bile | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Biliary Sludge Sludge, Biliary |
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| Tree number(s): |
A12.200.087 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001646 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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. |
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| Annotation: | stasis = CHOLESTASIS; drugs stimulating or increasing flow of bile = CHOLAGOGUES AND CHOLERETICS |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EN enzymology IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology RE radiation effects VI virology |
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| DeCS ID: | 1671 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D001646 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/09 |
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Bile
- Preferred
Biliary Sludge
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0002472 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Bile |
| Concept UI |
M0002473 |
| Preferred term | Biliary Sludge |
| Entry term(s) |
Sludge, Biliary |
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