Definitions for "Cholestyramine"
a resin used in human medicine to lower plasma cholesterol by enhancing bile salts excretion
A bile salt ion-exchange resin which removes bile acids from the body. It can also be used as an antidiarrheal agent.
non-absorbable anion-binding resin used to lower cholesterol for over 40 years. This compound has multiple quaternary ammonium side-chains that present a net positive charge with a radius of approximately 1.4 Angstroms. The physicochemical properties of CSM enable it to bind to a diverse variety of toxin molecules, including biotoxins, as well as many others