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taurolithocholic

taurolithocholic adjective: relating to taurolithocholic acid and its derivatives.

Adjective

taurolithocholic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to taurolithocholic acid and its derivatives
    • To investigate the mechanism why cholestasis may affect HSC activation, we treated primary HSCs with one of the hydrophobic bile acids, taurolithocholic acid (TLCA) (Sigma) for 24 hours.2015 August 26, “Activation of Mir-29a in Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells Modulates Its Profibrogenic Phenotype through Inhibition of Histone Deacetylases 4”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of taurolithocholic

From taurine + lithocholic.

Questions about taurolithocholic

What does taurolithocholic mean?
Taurolithocholic means relating to taurolithocholic acid and its derivatives.
What part of speech is taurolithocholic?
Taurolithocholic is an adjective.

Words near taurolithocholic in the dictionary

  1. taurokathapsia
  2. taurolatry
  3. taurolidine
  4. taurolithocholate
  5. taurolithocholates
  6. taurolithocholic
  7. tauromachian
  8. tauromachians
  9. tauromachic
  10. tauromachies
  11. tauromachy

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