The importance of sitosterol and sitosterolin in human and animal nutrition

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 263-268

  Pegel, Karl H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAMMALIA;

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