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SUBMITTER: Hagey LR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2845723 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar-Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hagey Lee R LR Møller Peter R PR Hofmann Alan F AF Krasowski Matthew D MD
Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ 20100301 2
Bile salts are the major end metabolites of cholesterol and are also important in lipid and protein digestion, as well as shaping of the gut microflora. Previous studies had demonstrated variation of bile salt structures across vertebrate species. We greatly extend prior surveys of bile salt variation in fish and amphibians, particularly in analysis of the biliary bile salts of Agnatha and Chondrichthyes. While there is significant structural variation of bile salts across all fish orders, bile ...[more]