Bile acids participate in lipid digestion in the small intestine and a proportion are then reabsorbed in the ileum. These are extracted from the portal blood in the liver and re-secreted into bile, completing the '''entero-hepatic circulation''' of bile acids. | Bile acids participate in lipid digestion in the small intestine and a proportion are then reabsorbed in the ileum. These are extracted from the portal blood in the liver and re-secreted into bile, completing the '''entero-hepatic circulation''' of bile acids. |