Concept information
Preferred term
Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Chenodeoxycholyltaurine
Note
- /biosyn /physiol permitted
Scope note
- A bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of chenodeoxycholate with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It acts as detergent to solubilize fats in the small intestine and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic.
History note
- 91(78); was see under CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID 1978-90
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013655
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