Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid
"Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
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D013655
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D02.455.326.146.100.850.875.900.875 D02.886.645.600.055.850.800.900.875 D04.808.105.225.272.150.850 D04.808.105.225.272.925.875 D04.808.105.225.900.900.870 D04.808.221.430.342.300.900 D04.808.221.430.342.900.910 D04.808.221.430.873.920.900
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