Ability of two comestible formulations of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose to lower serum cholesterol concentrations

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 239-245

  Swidan, Sahar Z ^d   Reppas, Christos ^a   Barnett, Jeffrey L ^d   Greenwood, Dale E ^d   Tallman, Anna M ^d   Tobey, Stephen W ^b   Dressman, Jennifer B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cellulosic ethers; Comestible formulations; Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose; Hypercholesterolemia; Serum cholesterol

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0029949781     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-0987(95)00053-4     Document Type: Article

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