taurochenodeoxycholate

plural taurochenodeoxycholates

1. A salt or ester of taurochenodeoxycholic acid.

   For example, as expected, the neurotransmitter gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) was highly enriched in the brain tissues (striatum and cerebellum), while high levels of the conjugated bile acids taurochenodeoxycholate or taurodeoxycholate were found only in the liver and plasma (Fig 1B).

   2015 August 22, “Hdh Q111 Mice Exhibit Tissue Specific Metabolite Profiles that Include Striatal Lipid Accumulation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI