Taurodeoxycholic Acid
"Taurodeoxycholic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of deoxycholate with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic, also industrially as a fat emulsifier.
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D013657
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D02.455.326.146.100.850.875.900 D02.886.645.600.055.850.800.900 D04.210.500.105.225.272.925 D04.210.500.105.225.900.900 D04.210.500.221.430.342.900 D04.210.500.221.430.873.920
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Gordon GS, Ambruso DR, Robinson WA, Githens JH. Intranasal administration of deferoxamine to iron overloaded patients. Am J Med Sci. 1989 May; 297(5):280-4.