Phytosterols as anticancer dietary components: Evidence and mechanism of action

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2127-2130

  Awad, A B ^a   Fink, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cancer; Ceramide; Membrane sphingomyelin; Phytosterols; Tumor growth; sitosterol

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; DIET; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0033851608     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.9.2127     Document Type: Article

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