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Sodium nicotinate and nicotinamide, given both orally and parenterally, possess an evident cholagogic effect in healthy subjects. A temporary cholagogic and choleretic effect with decrease of the serum bilirubin level was observed in a patient with severe jaundice presenting a biliary fistula established surgically for the treatment of chronic hepatocholangitis.
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Stepanini, M. The cholagogic and choleretic effect of sodium nicotinate. Amer. Jour. Dig. Dis. 17, 337–338 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03002584
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03002584