Concept information
Preferred term
Chenodeoxycholic Acid
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Acid, Chenic
- Acid, Chenique
- Acid, Gallodesoxycholic
- Chenic Acid
- Chenique Acid
- Chenodiol
- Gallodesoxycholic Acid
- Henohol
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 74(73)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002635
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