liver/biliary system
• the increase in the bile acid pool consists of increases in cholate and its derivates including taurocholic acid and taurodeoxycholic acid while other bile acids are found at normal levels
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homeostasis/metabolism
• total cholesterol levels in serum are about double that found in wild-type mice
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• serum triglyceride levels are significantly higher than in control mice
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• serum bile acids are greatly elevated in these mice
• total bile acid pool collected from liver, gallbladder and small intestine is almost 2.5-fold higher than in controls
• the increases in the bile acid pool consist of increases in cholate and its derivates including taurocholic acid and taurodeoxycholic acid
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