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POTASSIUM INDOXYLSULFATE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

Potassium indoxyl sulfate, formed by decomposition of tryptophan in the intestines, absorbed, conjugated, and excreted in the urine.

Key term(s)
  • urinary indican

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Biochimie
DEF

Dérivé de l'indol, lui-même élaboré à partir du tryptophane par les bactéries intestinales et dont le passage excessif dans l'urine traduit une fermentation intestinale importante ou une insuffisance hépatique.

Key term(s)
  • indican urinaire
  • indoxysulfate de potassium

Spanish

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