produced_by
bodily secretion
bile
BTO:0000121
CALOHA:TS-1172
ENVO:02000023
FMA:62971
GAID:1157
In many species, bile is stored in the gallbladder and upon eating is discharged into the duodenum.
MA:0002513
MESH:D001646
UBERON:0001970
UMLS:C0005388
aids the process of digestion of lipids in the small intestine
bile salts function to emulsify dietary fats and facilitate their intestinal absorption
elimination of cholesterol
fel
galen:Bile
gall
major excretory route for potentially harmful exogenous lipophilic substances
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
protects the organism from enteric infections by excreting immune globulin A (IgA), inflammatory cytokines, and stimulating the innate immune system in the intestine
uberon
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.
liver
bodily fluid