"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) |
D04.210.500.105.225.272.962 D04.210.500.221.430.342.925
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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
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ursodeoxycholic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Ursodeoxycholic Acid Therapy in Pediatric Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Predictors of Gamma Glutamyltransferase Normalization and Favorable Clinical Course. J Pediatr. 2019 06; 209:92-96.e1.
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Utility of liver biopsy in the evaluation of pediatric total parenteral nutrition cholestasis. Am J Surg. 2018 10; 216(4):672-677.