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form glycocholic or taurocholic acid. The sodium salts of these acids 

 are powerful emulsifying agents which readily form water-soluble 

 complexes with fatty materials, thus aiding in the digestion and ab- 

 sorption of the lipides in the animal. 



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Tlie Biochemistry of tlie Lipids. H. B. Bull. Burgess Publishing Co., Minneapolis, 

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The Lipids; Their Chemistry and Biochemistry. H. J. Deuel. Interscience Publish- 

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The Chemistry of Lipids of Biochemical Significance. J. A. Lovcrn. John Wiley & 

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