Comments on: Bile Production, Function, Salts, Storage, Secretion

By: Bilirubin Levels (mg/dL mmol/L) Adults, Infants (High and Low) | Healthhype.com

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:37:37 +0000

[…] glucuronic acid which is catalyzed by the enzyme glucuronyl transferase. It is then passed out with bile into the gut and eventually expelled with the […]

By: Pancreatic Enzymes for Digestion - Types, Control and Action | Healthhype.com

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:28:50 +0000

[…] pancreatic enzymes for lipid digestion are dependent on the secretion of bile from the liver and gallbladder. Bile acids emulsify fats meaning that it breaks down the fat into […]

By: Total, HDL, LDL Cholesterol Blood Tests, Levels, Values, Ratio | Healthhype.com

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:29:21 +0000

[…] carries cholesterol away from tissues, to the liver where it is broken down and passed out in the bile. Low-density lipoproteins or LDL cholesterol is considered as the “bad cholesterol” […]

By: What are Lipids? Types, Blood Transport, Food, Functions | Healthhype.com

What are Lipids? Types, Blood Transport, Food, Functions | Healthhype.com — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:59:52 +0000

[…] Another type of lipoprotein is a chylomicron which mainly transports lipids absorbed from the gut to adipose tissue (fat tissue) and the liver via the blood stream. Lipoproteins carry triglycerides, phospholipids and cholesterol with VLDL’s carrying the most triglycerides and LDL’s carrying the least. LDL’s which are high in cholesterol play an important role in the development of certain diseases like atherosclerosis and heart disease. Therefore LDL is commonly referred as a “bad” cholesterol while HDL is known as the “good” cholesterol because it carries cholesterol to the liver to be metabolized and passed out in bile. […]

By: What is Cholesterol? Good, Bad, Increase, Decrease, Functions | Healthhype.com

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:39:09 +0000

[…] essentially cholesterol or its derivatives. Most of this cholesterol is used for the production of bile salts but it may also enter the blood stream and travel to other parts of the body where it can be used […]

By: Types of Gallstones - Cholesterol, Pigment and Mixed | Healthhype.com

Types of Gallstones - Cholesterol, Pigment and Mixed | Healthhype.com — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:53:27 +0000

[…] lecithin to exist as small micelles or vesicles (‘bubbles’) in the bile. Bile enters the gallbladder where it is stored and […]

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Types of Jaundice | Healthhype.com — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:03:52 +0000

[…] What is Bile? Further Reading :What is Jaundice, Icterus? Yellow Skin, Eye, Mouth ColorObstructive Jaundice (Cholestatic) – Causes, Signs and SymptomsYellow Bowel Movement and Yellow Diarrhea – CausesJaundice Ask a Doctor Online Now. […]

By: What is Jaundice, Icterus? Yellow Skin, Eye, Mouth Color | Healthhype.com

What is Jaundice, Icterus? Yellow Skin, Eye, Mouth Color | Healthhype.com — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:58:32 +0000

[…] the liver, conjugated and released by the liver cells as conjugated bilirubin which is emptied with bile into the intestine. The enzyme glucoronyl transferase is responsible for the conjugation of […]

By: Obstructive Jaundice (Cholestatic) - Causes, Signs and Symptoms | Healthhype.com

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:59:41 +0000

[…] the cell. However, it cannot leave the liver cell either due to damage of the cell or a backflow of bile as a result of an obstruction. Conjugated bilirubin then empties into the bloodstream thereby […]