Probably the most famous Hooverville was the one founded on Anacostia Flats, just outside Washington, D.C., in 1932. Thousands of World War I veterans, calling themselves the Bonus Army, had arrived in the nation's capital to demand early payment of a bonus they had been promised at the end of the war.
amphipatic compounds (both hydrophilic/hydrophobic) synthesized in liver & secreted by gallbladder into intestinal lumen to emulsify fats in the intestine bile salts gut hormone secreted by intestinal cells when stomach content enters the intestine; stimulates contraction of gallbladder, release of bile acids & secretion of pancreatic enzymes
1 A bulk of the lipoproteins are synthesized in the liver. 2  The liver is the major site for converting excess carbohydrates and proteins into fatty acids and triglyceride, which are then exported and stored in adipose tissue. 3  The liver synthesizes large quantities of cholesterol and phospholipids.ew aspects of lipid metabolism are unique to the liver, but many are carried out predominantly by the liver. Major examples of the role of the liver in fat metabolism include: 1  The liver is extremely active in oxidizing triglycerides to produce energy.