Taurolithocholic Acid
"Taurolithocholic 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 from lithocholic acid conjugation with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It solubilizes fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is a cholagogue and choleretic.
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D013658
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D02.455.326.146.100.850.875.925 D02.886.645.600.055.850.800.925 D04.808.105.225.480.880 D04.808.105.225.900.920 D04.808.221.430.622.900 D04.808.221.430.873.940
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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