John A. Serafin 1983 <p>1. The biliary bile acids of the whooping crane (<i>Grus americana</i>) and the Florida sandhill crane (<i>G. canadensis pratensis</i>) have been examined.</p><p>2. Cholic acid (CA), chenodeoxycholic acid (CDOCA) and lithocholic acid were found in bile from both species of these North American cranes.</p><p>3. CDOCA and CA were the primary bile acids in both species, together constituting 70% or more of the bile acids by weight.</p><p>4. The primary bile acids of cranes appear to be the same as those that have been identified in other avian species.</p> application/pdf 10.1016/0300-9629(83)90591-1 en Elsevier The bile acid composition of crane gallbladder bile article