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Functions

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Bile acts to:

  • excrete:
    • bile pigments
    • cholesterol
    • lecithin
    • certain drugs and hormones after modification by the liver
  • aid absorption of lipids via bile salt formation of micelles within the duodenum; this permits a greater surface area over which lipases may act

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