"Chenodeoxycholic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A bile acid, usually conjugated with either glycine or taurine. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for intestinal absorption and is reabsorbed by the small intestine. It is used as cholagogue, a choleretic laxative, and to prevent or dissolve gallstones.
| Descriptor ID |
D002635
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.105.225.272.150 D04.210.500.221.430.342.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Chenodeoxycholic Acid- Chenodeoxycholic Acid
- Acid, Chenodeoxycholic
- Chenique Acid
- Acid, Chenique
- Gallodesoxycholic Acid
- Acid, Gallodesoxycholic
- Henohol
- Chenic Acid
- Acid, Chenic
- Chenodiol
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