Choleretic

Choleretics are substances that increase the volume of secretion of bile from the liver as well as the amount of solids secreted.[1]

Examples include phenobarbital, which is used in biliary atresia, as well as piprozolin, diisopromine,[2] and florantyrone.

See also

References

  1. ↑ They include ursodeoxycholic acid, tauroursodeoxycholic acid and nor ursodeoxycholate. Textbook of Biochemistry and Human Biology, by G. P. Talwar, Talwar & Srivastava (eds.), L. M. Srivastava, p.610.
  2. ↑ J. Elks, C. Robin Ganellin. Dictionary of Drugs.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, May 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.