Rivard, Andrew L.Steer, Clifford J.Kren, Betsy T.Rodrigues, Cecilia M. P.Castro, Rui E.Bianco, Richard W.Low, Walter C.2015-12-302015-12-302007AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE. - Vol. 35, n. 2 (2007), p. 279-2950192-415Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/21091Black bear bile has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat liver and eye related illnesses for centuries. A major constituent of bile is ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). Recent analysis of the cellular effects of UDCA and its taurine conjugate tauapplication/pdfengIntegrative & Complementary MedicineMedicine, General & InternalAdministration of thuroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) reduces apoptosis following myocardial infarction in ratjournal article