[The significance of glycosaminoglycans in normal and pathological bile]

Mucopolysaccharidic substances have been sought in the bile of normal gall-bladders, lithiasic gallbladders and choledocic bile. The quantity of glycosaminoglycanes is much higher in lithogenous than in normal bile, but these substances are but scantily represented in coledochic bile. The significance of glycosaminoglycanes in the lithogenous process is discussed.