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. 1983 Apr;140(2):126-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF00441660.

Bile salts in breast milk

J S Forsyth, P E Ross, I A Bouchier

Bile salts in breast milk

J S Forsyth et al. Eur J Pediatr. 1983 Apr.

Abstract

Breast milk was studied for the presence of bile salts. Cholate and chenodeoxycholate were found in all samples examined. In both colostrum and milk there was a predominance of cholate. Their biological activity remains to be determined.

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