Carey J B, Williams G
Science. 1965 Oct 29;150(3696):620-2. doi: 10.1126/science.150.3696.620.
Lithocholic acid was present in the serum of three patients with, jaundice and, in smaller amounts, in two healthy adults. This bile acid occurs naturally in human feces but induces cirrhosis of the liver when fed to a wide variety of experimental animals. The finding of lithocholic acid in blood is of interest because of its possible role in injuring human liver.
在三名黄疸患者的血清中发现了石胆酸，在两名健康成年人的血清中也发现了少量石胆酸。这种胆汁酸天然存在于人类粪便中，但当喂食给多种实验动物时会诱发肝硬化。血液中发现石胆酸很有意思，因为它可能对人类肝脏造成损伤。
