enterohepatic circulation

[ ĕn′tə-rō-hĭ-păt′ĭk ]

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Circulation of substances such as bile salts, which are absorbed from the intestine and carried to the liver, where they are secreted into the bile and again enter the intestine.

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And besides, the studies that do enjoy widespread media circulation focus on a very narrow segment of the LGBT community: gay men.
The Problematic Hunt for a ‘Gay Gene’|Samantha Allen|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Vatican says it is doing everything it can to take pedophile priests out of circulation.
How Sicko Priests Got Away With It|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A three-way tabloid circulation war was being waged amid a three-way mayoral election.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At its height, The Source had a reported circulation of 500,000 and was outselling Rolling Stone on the newsstand.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine|Alex Suskind|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

By 1991, The Source had become the industry bible, building a circulation of 40,000, with nearly $1 million in total revenue.
It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine|Alex Suskind|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Almost one-quarter of the total supply printed has been placed in circulation.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Four engravings and at least six pamphlets, all focusing on the bawdy house story, were shortly in circulation.
A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope|Colley Cibber
Its entrance into and exit from banks is a flow, but not a circulation against goods.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
A great many agents possess the power of attracting leukocytes into the general circulation.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
In the diagram the horizontal arrows represent such mere banking operations, not true circulation.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

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