title: [Physiological functions of bile acids in the body].
abstract: A literary review and own data on the various physiological functions of bile acids in organism are given. The modern state of the problem on the bile salt role in lipid assimilation is reflected. The other functions of bile salts in the digestive tract are described. The regulating influence of bile acids on some metabolic processes in organism is shown. The alteration of membrane enzyme activity under the influence of bile acids possessing the detergent properties may play an important role in different pathological conditions. The significance of bile acid metabolism under physiological and pathological conditions is underlined.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Molostova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D004063:Digestion; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Fiziologicheskie funktsii zhelchnykh kislot v organizme.