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acamprosate

under Taurine
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More on Taurine Definition: A conditionally essential nutrient, important during mammalian development. It is present in milk but is isolated mostly from ox bile and strongly conjugates bile acids.  /biosyn /physiol permitted    Other names Taurine, Monopotassium Salt; Taurine Zinc Salt (2:1); Taurine Hydrochloride; Tauphon; Taufon
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
acamprosate [ AOTA,AWD.pharma brand of acamprosate calcium,Almirall brand of acamprosate calcium,Alphapharma brand of acamprosate calcium,Aotal,Campral,Campral EC,Lipha brand of acamprosate calcium,Merck Lipha Sant+¬ brand of acamprosate,Merck brand of acamprosate calcium,N-acetylhomotaurine,N-acetylhomotaurine, calcium (2:1) salt,N-acetylhomotaurine, magnesium (2:1) salt,N-acetylhomotaurine, monolithium salt,N-acetylhomotaurine, monopotassium salt,N-acetylhomotaurine, monosodium salt,N-acetylhomotaurine, zinc (2:1) salt,Zulex,acamprosate calcium,acamprostate,calcium acetyl homotaurinate,calcium acetylhomotaurinate,calcium acetylhomotaurine,sodium acetylhomotaurine ]
  reduces voluntary ethanol intake by rats 		77337-76-9   Taurine/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action Alcohol Deterrents 		Pharmacol Biochem Behav 1984;21(5):787 CAMPRAL

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