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Preferred term

Cholic Acid  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A major primary bile acid produced in the liver and usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. It facilitates fat absorption and cholesterol excretion.

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Entry terms

  • 81-25-4 (Cholic Acid)
  • Cholan-24-oic acid, 3,7,12-trihydroxy-, (3-alpha, 5-beta, 7-alpha, 12-alpha)-
  • G1JO7801AE

In other languages

  • French

  • 81-25-4 (Cholic Acid)
  • Cholan-24-oic acid, 3,7,12-trihydroxy-, (3-alpha, 5-beta, 7-alpha, 12-alpha)-
  • Cholique, acide
  • G1JO7801AE

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FTWLC3V4-R

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