"Ursodeoxycholic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An epimer of chenodeoxycholic acid. It is a mammalian bile acid found first in the bear and is apparently either a precursor or a product of chenodeoxycholate. Its administration changes the composition of bile and may dissolve gallstones. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic.
| Descriptor ID |
D014580
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.105.225.272.962 D04.808.221.430.342.925
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| Concept/Terms |
Ursodeoxycholic Acid- Ursodeoxycholic Acid
- Acid, Ursodeoxycholic
- Ursacholic Acid
- Acid, Ursacholic
- 3 alpha,7 beta-Dihydroxy-5 beta-cholan-24-oic Acid
- 3 alpha,7 beta Dihydroxy 5 beta cholan 24 oic Acid
- Ursodiol
- Deoxyursocholic Acid
- Acid, Deoxyursocholic
Ursobilane- Ursobilane
- Estedi Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Ursogal- Ursogal
- Galen Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Ursolite- Ursolite
- Vita Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Ursolvan- Ursolvan
- Sanofi Synthelabo Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Cholofalk- Cholofalk
- Falk Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Cholit-Ursan- Cholit-Ursan
- Niddapharm Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Urso Heumann- Urso Heumann
- Heumann Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Delursan- Delursan
- Aventis Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Destolit- Destolit
- Norgine Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Urdox- Urdox
- CP Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Urso- Urso
- Axcan Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Ursochol- Ursochol
- Zambon Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Ursofalk- Ursofalk
- Tramedico Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
- Orphan Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
- Provalis Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
- Antigen Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
- Farmasa Brand of Ursodeoxycholic Acid
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