Descriptor in English: | Bile |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Bilis |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Bile |
Descriptor in French: | Bile |
Entry term(s): |
Biliary Sludge Sludge, Biliary |
Tree number(s): |
A12.200.087 |
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. |
Annotation: | stasis = CHOLESTASIS; drugs stimulating or increasing flow of bile = CHOLAGOGUES AND CHOLERETICS |
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 |
DeCS UI: | 1671 |
Descriptor UI: | D001646 |
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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