Bile Acids: Toxicology and Bioactivity (Issues in Toxicology); 2008

Editors: Gareth J. Jenkins, Laura Hardie

Book Series: Issues in Toxicology

 

This book is the first book to comprehensively cover the important properties of Bile acids and Bile acid Toxicology. Bile acids are increasingly being seen as important carcinogenic agents in cancers and there is wide recognition of their role in obesity linked diseases. Topics covered in this book include synthesis and chemistry, regulation and biotransformation in vivo, Bile acid induced cell death, genotoxicity, Bile acid induced gene expression and cell signaling abnormalities, and liver disease, colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer, and obesity.