Short-term tests of estrogenic potential of plant stanols and plant stanol esters

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 2 I, 1999, Pages 211-215

  Turnbull, Duncan ^a   Frankos, Vasilios H ^a   Leeman, W R ^b   Jonker, D ^b  

^a ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID ESTER; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTANOL; SITOSTEROL;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033019520     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1999.1290     Document Type: Article

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