Baseline intestinal absorption and synthesis of cholesterol regulate its response to hypolipidaemic treatments in coronary patients

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 477-481

  Gylling, H ^a   Miettinen, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cholesterol absorption and synthesis; Cholesterol precursor sterols; Coronary heart disease; Plant sterols; Stanol ester; Statin

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; DESMOSTEROL; LATHOSTEROL; MARGARINE; SIMVASTATIN; SITOSTEROL; STANOL ESTER; STEROL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; PLANT; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

AGED; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; MARGARINE; SIMVASTATIN; SITOSTEROLS; STEROLS;

EID: 0036178663     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(01)00608-6     Document Type: Article

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