The bile acid synthesis pathway is present and functional in the human ovary.

BACKGROUND:Bile acids, end products of the pathway for cholesterol elimination, are required for dietary lipid and fat-soluble vitamin absorption and maintain the balance between cholesterol synthesis in the liver and cholesterol excretion. They are composed of a steroid structure and are primarily...

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Main Authors: Laura P Smith, Maik Nierstenhoefer, Sang Wook Yoo, Alan S Penzias, Edda Tobiasch, Anny Usheva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2752198?pdf=render