Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

acido chenodesossicolico

English translation:

chenodeoxycholic acid

Added to glossary by maryan70
Dec 20, 2003 17:44
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Italian term

acido chenodesossicolico

Italian to English Medical
dell'acido chenodesossicolico

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chenodeoxycholic acid

chenodeoxycholic acid, chenic acid

C23H37(OH)2–COOH. Acido 3,7-diidrossicolanico. Uno dei quattro principali acidi biliari. Il prodotto di sintesi trova impiego nel trattamento della calcolosi biliare. Nella bile umana è contenuto in piccole quantità
[Dizionario Medico Zanichelli]

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.
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cheno-deoxycholic acid

[PDF] ORIGINAL COMMUNICATION Plasma deoxycholic acid concentration is ...
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... Urso- deoxycholic acid, which is a bacterial metabolite of cheno- deoxycholic acid,
was detected in 14 cases and 15 controls did not differ significantly. ...
www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v56/n9/pdf/1601396a.pdf - Pagine simili
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