Functional foods: Cholesterol-lowering benefits of plant sterols

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-256

  Thurnham, David I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL;

CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; NOTE;

EID: 0032821745     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114599001440     Document Type: Note

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