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Bile acid sequestrants

Known as: Bile Acid Sequestrant 
A highly charged polymeric agent use to bind bile acids in the gastrointestinal tract and prevent their reabsorption from the gut. The bound bile… 
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Review
2012
Review
2012
Bile acid malabsorption is a common cause of chronic watery diarrhea; however, its role appears to be poorly appreciated among… 
2012
2012
Cholesterol is known to be a major risk factor for coronary heart disease. Current treatments for elevated blood cholesterol… 
2005
2005
SummaryInterruption of the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids by cholestyramine or colestipol influences the hepatic… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Both alone and in combination with other lipid-lowering drugs, the bile acid sequestrants cholestyramine and colestipol, are… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
: In a study of the mechanism whereby 5alpha-bile acids are formed from cholestanol, the 7alpha-hydroxylation of cholestanol was…