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MeSH Heading: Bile
Tree Number(s): A12.200.087
Unique ID: D001646
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001646
Annotation: stasis = CHOLESTASIS; drugs stimulating or increasing flow of bile = CHOLAGOGUES AND CHOLERETICS
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.
Entry Term(s): Biliary Sludge; Sludge, Biliary
NLM Classification #: WI 703
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

virology (VI)

Bile MeSH Descriptor Data 2025