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Lipotropic Agents
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Definition
: Endogenous factors or drugs that increase the transport and metabolism of LIPIDS including the synthesis of LIPOPROTEINS by the LIVER and their uptake by extrahepatic tissues.
Other names
Lipotropic Factors; Factors, Lipotropic; Drugs, Lipotropic; Agents, Lipotropic; Lipotropics; Lipotropic Drugs; Lipocaic
Substances having this pharmacologic action:
Choline
;
Betaine