Lipotropic Agents

"Lipotropic Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Endogenous factors or drugs that increase the transport and metabolism of LIPIDS including the synthesis of LIPOPROTEINS by the LIVER and their uptake by extrahepatic tissues.

Descriptor ID	D008082
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.519.186.071.601 D27.505.954.483.680 D27.505.954.557.500.601
Concept/Terms	Lipotropic Agents Lipotropic Agents Agents, Lipotropic Lipotropics Lipotropic Drugs Lipotropic Drugs Drugs, Lipotropic Lipotropic Factors Lipotropic Factors Factors, Lipotropic Lipocaic Lipocaic

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Lipotropic Agents".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action [D27.505.519]
Antimetabolites [D27.505.519.186]
Hypolipidemic Agents [D27.505.519.186.071]
Lipotropic Agents [D27.505.519.186.071.601]
Therapeutic Uses [D27.505.954]
Gastrointestinal Agents [D27.505.954.483]
Lipotropic Agents [D27.505.954.483.680]
Lipid Regulating Agents [D27.505.954.557]
Hypolipidemic Agents [D27.505.954.557.500]
Lipotropic Agents [D27.505.954.557.500.601]

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