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Bile acid malabsorption

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Bile Acids in Gastroenterology

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The bile acid (BA) pool size is preserved in the enterohepatic circulation (EHC) by means of an efficient intestinal absorption1.

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Barbara, L. (1983). Bile acid malabsorption. In: Barbara, L., Dowling, R.H., Hofmann, A.F., Roda, E. (eds) Bile Acids in Gastroenterology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7769-6_11

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