Cholic Acid; Deoxycholic Acid; Chenodeoxycholic Acid; Total Bile Acids
Bile Acids, Fractionated and Total [4668X] - Bile acids are formed in the liver, from cholesterol, stored and concentrated in the gallbladder, and excreted into the intestines in response to food. Elevated concentrations often suggest impaired hepatic clearance due to liver disease. Patients with intestinal malabsorption and metabolic disorders such as Gilbert's disease do not exhibit elevated bile acids concentrations.
Overnight fasting is preferred
1.0 mL Serum in a SST Gold Top Tube
1.0 mL Serum from a Red Top Tube in a Plastic Vial
7 days Ambient
14 days Refrigerated
30 days Frozen
Refer to Interpretive Results
Bile Acids, Fractionated and Total [4668X] - Bile acids are formed in the liver, from cholesterol, stored and concentrated in the gallbladder, and excreted into the intestines in response to food. Elevated concentrations often suggest impaired hepatic clearance due to liver disease. Patients with intestinal malabsorption and metabolic disorders such as Gilbert's disease do not exhibit elevated bile acids concentrations.
4 to 7 days
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