Abstract
Summary
In an effort to determine whether alterations in biliary excretion of lipids could aid in explaining the marked hypolipemia seen during pregnancy in the rhesus monkey, the concentrations of cholesterol, phospholipids, and total lipids were measured at selected stages of gestation. No significant changes in biliary lipid levels were observed, indicating that increased biliary concentration of lipids probably does not occur during pregnancy.
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