Abstract
Various bile acids produced fibrinolytic activity in guinea-pig serum under similar conditions as previously established for various anionic polyelectrolytes [Olesen (1959 b,c)]. “Tauroglycocholate“ furthermore produced fibrinolytic activity by simple addition to guinea-pig serum. These reactions probably depend on polyanion interactions with active and/or inhibitory components of the fibrinolytic system. The observations suggest that bile acids could be involved in producing fibrinolytic activity in the biliary system.

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