- chenodeoxycholic acid
- n. one of the main bile acids in people that takes place when united with glycine or taurine with its function to facilitates absorption of fat and cholesterol excretion
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
chenodeoxycholic acid
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Chenodeoxycholic acid — IUPAC name chenodiol OR 3α,7α dihydroxy 5β cholanic acid OR 5β cholanic acid 3α,7α d … Wikipedia
chenodeoxycholic acid — A major bile acid in many vertebrates, usually conjugated with glycine or taurine, which facilitates cholesterol excretion and fat absorption; administered to dissolve cholesterol gallstones. SYN: chenodiol … Medical dictionary
chenodeoxycholic acid — … Useful english dictionary
Кислота Хенодеоксихолевая (Chenodeoxycholic Acid) — лекарственное вещество, применяемое для устранения холсстсриновых камней в желчном пузыре; примерно за полтора года под действием этого лекарства происходит постепенное растворение таких камней. Лекарство обычно назначается внутрь. Характерным… … Медицинские термины
Bile acid — Bile acids (also known as bile salts) are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals. In humans taurocholic acid, and glycocholic acid (derivatives of cholic acid) represent approximately eighty percent of all bile acids. The two… … Wikipedia
Cholic acid — IUPAC name (R) 4 ((3R,5S,7R,8R,9S,10S,12S,13R,14S,17R) 3,7 … Wikipedia
Deoxycholic acid — IUPAC name (3α,5β,12α,20R) 3,12 dihydroxycholan 24 oic acid … Wikipedia
lithocholic acid — One of the acids isolated from human bile as well as from that of cows, rabbits, sheep, and goats. * * * lith·o·cho·lic acid .lith ə .kō lik n a crystalline bile acid C24H40O3 found esp. in humans and the ox * * * litho·cho·lic ac·id… … Medical dictionary
ursodeoxycholic acid — SYN: ursodiol. * * * ur·so·de·oxy·cho·lic acid .ər sō dē .äk sē .kō lik n URSODIOL * * * a drug (a bile acids) used to dissolve cholesterol gallstones; it is administered by mouth. Side effects are infrequent but include diarrhoea and indigestion … Medical dictionary
chenodesoxycholic acid — noun see chenodeoxycholic acid … Useful english dictionary
