Bile restitution procedures for studying bile secretion in fistulated pigs.
In order to study bile secretion in the fistulated pig, an apparatus which reinfused the secreted bile at a rate reflecting the secretion rate, was used. The essential parts were a glass container equipped with two platinum wire electrodes, an electronic relay, a stop valve, and a peristaltic pump. This apparatus allowed a reinfusion of collected bile in a volume determined by the position of one of the electrodes, the recording of bile flow, and a continuous sampling for chemical analysis.
D000818:Animals; D001646:Bile / Q000378:metabolism*; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery; D001658:Biliary Fistula; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery