How bile acids confer gut mucosal protection against bacteria

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Bile is a complex mixture of organic and inorganic molecules that is stored in the gallbladder and released into the proximal small intestine when a meal is eaten. Bile is both an excretory secretion, to eliminate cholesterol, bilirubin, and waste products, and a digestive secretion, to promote lipid absorption. The dominant organic constituents of bile are conjugated bile acids (also termed bile salts), glycine...

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