title: Measurement of free palmitic acid in human bile.
abstract: Free palmitic acid has been measured in gallbladder bile from patients undergoing surgery for cholelithiasis. The mean concentrations were 0.079 and 0.038 mmol/1 for patients with functioning and non-functioning gallbladders respectively the 2 concentrations differed significantly. None of the patients had palmitic acid or calcium palmitate in their gallstone.
mesh_terms: D001646:Bile / Q000378:metabolism*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000378:metabolism*; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010169:Palmitic Acids