What Does the Gallbladder Do?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
8. Drains Hepatic Waste
Bile contains different types of waste from the liver. These waste compounds include bilirubin, cholesterol, drugs like steroids, serum proteins, mucus, lecithin, urea, and fatty acids.
The waste materials are removed from blood and delivered in bile for onward transmission through the small intestines and the colon for excretion together with feces.
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