Bile
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Bile, also known as gall, is a yellow-green fluid produced by the liver of most vertebrates that aids the digestion of lipids in the small intestine. In humans, bile is primarily composed of water, is
Bile (yellow material) in a liver biopsy stained with hematoxylin-eosin in a condition called cholestasis (setting of bile stasi)
A sample of bile for medical testing.
Bile bear
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Bile bears, sometimes called battery bears, are bears kept in captivity to harvest their bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, which is used by some traditional
Bile
…hiemontori (冷え物取り), was a tradition of the Satsuma people. In regions of China where bile products are a popular ingredient in traditional medicine, the use of bears in bile-farming has been widespread. This practice has been condemned by activists, and some pharmaceutical companies have developed synthetic (non-ursine…
A bile bear in a "crush cage" on Huizhou Farm, Huizhou, China
Asiatic black bear
Sun bear
Brown bear