produced_by bodily secretion bile ENVO:02000023 aids the process of digestion of lipids in the small intestine galen:Bile MESH:D001646 In many species, bile is stored in the gallbladder and upon eating is discharged into the duodenum. UMLS:C0005388 gall FMA:62971 GAID:1157 vital aqueous secretion of the liver that is formed by hepatocytes and modified down stream by absorptive and secretory properties of the bile duct epithelium. CALOHA:TS-1172 many hormones and pheromones are excreted in bile, and contribute to growth and development of the intestine in some species and provide attractants for the weaning of non-human vertebrates bile salts function to emulsify dietary fats and facilitate their intestinal absorption major excretory route for potentially harmful exogenous lipophilic substances MA:0002513 BTO:0000121 fel UBERON:0001970 protects the organism from enteric infections by excreting immune globulin A (IgA), inflammatory cytokines, and stimulating the innate immune system in the intestine uberon elimination of cholesterol liver bodily fluid