Enterohepatic circulation of bile salts
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Enterohepatic circulation refers to the circulation of biliary acids, bilirubin, drugs or other substances from the liver to the bile, followed by entry into the small intestine, absorption by the enterocyte and transport back to the liver.
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The term enterohepatic circulation (EHC) denotes the movement of bile acid molecules from the liver to small intestine and back to the liver. Bile acids transverse the hepatocyte and are actively secreted into canalicular bile, completing the enterohepatic cycle.
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