Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2012; 18(9): 930-937
Published online Mar 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i9.930
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Figure 1 Fasting gallbladder volume at baseline and at the end of the study in the thermal water and in the control group. TW: Thermal water.
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Figure 2 Mean serum total bile acid concentration at baseline and at the end of the study in the thermal water and in the control group. TW: Thermal water.
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Figure 3 Mean serum bile acid molecular species concentration at baseline and at the end of the study in the thermal water and in the control group. A: Total chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA); B: Free CDCA, glycochenodeoxycholic acid (GCDCA) and taurochenodeoxycholic acid (TCDCA); C: Total cholic acid (CA); D: Free CA, glycocholic acid (GCA) and taurocholic acid (TCA); E: Total deoxycholic acid (DCA); F: Free DCA, glycodeoxycholic acid (GDCA) and taurodeoxycholic acid (TDCA). TW: Thermal water.