Inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis by organosulfur compounds derived from garlic

Lipids

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-203

  Liu, Lijuan ^a   Yeh, Yu Yan ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; DIALLYL DISULFIDE; DIALLYL TRISULFIDE; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOTOXICITY; GARLIC; IC 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA; CICONIIFORMES;

EID: 0034029294     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02664770     Document Type: Article

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