Effects of fatty acid bile acid conjugates (FABACs) on biliary lithogenesis: Potential consequences for non-surgical treatment of gallstones

Current Drug Targets: Immune, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-175

  Konikoff, Fred M ^a,b,d   Gilat, Tuvia ^b,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Galmed Medical Research Ltd   (Israel)

^d MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDYLAMIDOCHOLANOIC ACID; BILE ACID; BILE ACID CONJUGATE; CHOLIC ACID; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID BILE ACID CONJUGATE; LIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BILE SECRETION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL STONE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; GALLSTONE; GALLSTONE FORMATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BILE; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY LIVER; GALLSTONES; HUMANS;

EID: 20044394029     PISSN: 15680088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1568008054064904     Document Type: Review

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