Developmental Patterns of Fecal Bile Acids in Healthy Neonates and Children

CONCLUSIONS The liver can effectively synthesize primary bile acids 7 days after birth, and fecal primary bile acids tend to be stable after the neonate stage. Secondary bile acids continuously increase along with the maturation of intestinal flora, which reaches a relatively stable level at around 3 years old.PMID:33767128 | DOI:10.12659/MSM.928214

Source: Medical Science Monitor - March 26, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Jing-Jing Xiong Hong-Wei Hu Chuan-Zhi Xu Jian-Wen Yin Mei Liu Li-Zhi Zhang Yong Duan Yong-Kun Huang Source Type: research